Looking for something free to do today or tonight, that's inside (what's up with this cold - it's breaking for the weekend, but sheesh!)? The Museum of Fine Arts Houston is presenting the 28th Annual Antiques Dealers Association Lecture: The Art of the Portrait Miniature today at 2:00 p.m. and again at 6:30 p.m. in the Caroline Wiess Law Building. Christopher Lloyd, Former Surveyor of The Queen's Picture's, The Royal Collection, Great Britian will be presenting the lecture. The discussion will include the social history of the portrait miniature, an art form which flourished from the sixteenth century to the nineteenth century. Examples of the art form will mainly be from the British Royal Collection by miniaturists Nicholas Hilliard, Samuel Cooper, Richard Cosway and Sir Charles Ross. A reception with Mr. Lloyd will follow each lecture.
The 28th Annual Houston Antiques Dealers Association Lecture
The Art of the Portrait Miniature
Caroline Wiess Law Building
1001 Bissonnet
Thursday, February 18th
2:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Free, Open to the Public
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