Description

Emma Eleanora Kendrick (1788-1871) was miniature painter to Princess Augusta, and one of the few women of her time to publish technical instruction in her craft. In a series of conversations she sets out the preparation of the ivory, the mixing of colours, the treatment of flesh and drapery, and the faults a beginner will make.It is among the clearest accounts of miniature technique before photography ended the trade.This is a faithful print-on-demand facsimile of the 1830 London edition, reproduced in full from a library copy. The historical text is reproduced without modification; only the format, margins and legibility have been reset for modern printing.