<< YCBA Home Yale Center for British Art Yale Center for British Art << YCBA Home

YCBA Collections Search

 
IIIF Actions
Title(s):
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
Holdings:
Reference Library
ND1337.G7 L68 2021 (LC)
Accessible in the Reference Library [Hours]
Note: Please contact the Reference Library to schedule an appointment [Email ycba.reference@yale.edu]

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
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject Terms:
Eye in art -- 19th century.
Portrait miniatures, British -- 19th century -- Private collections.
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.
Export:
XML

  • 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.