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Make a Miniature

miniature of a child

This is a miniature painting of a young boy. It measures 5.6 cm and it was painted over 450 years ago. It is known as a miniature because of its small size. Miniatures were very popular for hundreds of years. Since these tiny paintings were so small they were easy to carry around!

Have a go at creating your own miniature masterpiece.

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Here are some other miniatures in the Royal Collection

François Clouet (c. 1520-1572)

Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-87) c. 1558

Lucas Horenbout (c. 1490/5-1544)

Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset (1519-1536) c.1533-4

Hans Holbein the Younger (1497/8-1543)

Elizabeth, Lady Audley (? - 1564) c. 1538

Nicholas Hilliard (1547-1619)

Elizabeth I (1533-1603) c.1580-5

Anthony Stewart (1773-1846)

Queen Victoria (1819-1901) when Princess Victoria c. 1822

British School, 19th century

Tie pin with a miniature of Queen Victoria (1819-1901) c.1890-1901

Magdalena Dalton (1801-74)

Louise, Queen of the Belgians (1812-1850). Signed and dated 1840

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