Featuring a handful of portrait miniatures by Isaac Oliver (1565-1617) at the National Portrait Gallery - a literal description, as they are small enough to fit in the palm of the hand.
All works are watercolour on vellum.
Pictured above:
1: Anne of Denmark, 1574-1619
About 1612;
2: Lady Harrington, Countess of Bedford, 1581-1627
About 1610-15;
3: Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork, 1566-1643
About 1610-15;
4: Ludovick Stuart, 2nd Duke of Lennox and Duke of Richmond, 1574-1624
About 1605;
5: Henry, Prince of Wales, 1594-1612
About 1616.
About 1612;
2: Lady Harrington, Countess of Bedford, 1581-1627
About 1610-15;
3: Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork, 1566-1643
About 1610-15;
4: Ludovick Stuart, 2nd Duke of Lennox and Duke of Richmond, 1574-1624
About 1605;
5: Henry, Prince of Wales, 1594-1612
About 1616.
