Yale Center for British Art

Title:
Lover's eyes : eye miniatures from the Skier Collection / edited by Elle Shushan ; essays by Graham C. Boettcher, Stephen Lloyd, and Elle Shushan ; collector's preface by Nan and David Skier.
Published / Created:
Lewes, England : GILES, an imprint of D Giles Ltd, 2021.

©2021
Physical Description:
280 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 19 x 19 cm
Collection:
Reference Library
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
"A revised and greatly expanded version of the 2012 exhibition catalogue 'The Look of Love: Eye Miniatures' from the Skier Collection, edited by Graham C. Boettcher and published by the Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, Alabama, in association with D Giles Limited."-- Acknowledgments
Contents:
The artist's eye / Elle Shushan -- The intimate gaze: eye and mouth minatures painted by Richard Cosway / Stephen Lloyd -- Symbol & sentiment: lover's eyes and the language of gemstones / Graham C. Boettcher -- Floriography / Elle Shushan -- Fake or fashion / Elle Sushan -- Love never dies / Graham C. Boettcher.
Subject Terms:
Portrait miniatures, British -- 19th century -- Private collections. | Eye in art -- 19th century. | Portrait painting, Georgian (British) | Portraits, Victorian -- Great Britain.
Contributors:
Shushan, Elle, editor, writer of supplementary textual content. | Boettcher, Graham, writer of supplementary textual content. | Lloyd, Stephen, 1961– writer of supplementary textual content. | Skier, David A., collector, writer of preface. | Skier, Nan, collector, writer of preface.