Da. Barbara Vizcarrondo de Elzaburu

About this artwork

It is not always possible to identify more than the sitter's name in miniature portraits, and research is still being done on some of the works in the Museum's collection. Miniatures became popular in England during the early 1700s, commissioned by wealthy families on the occasions of births, engagements, weddings, and bereavements. These paintings, elaborately set into lockets or brooches, provided the wearer with a sentimental connection to a loved one. The back of the miniature often revealed...