PORTRAIT MINIATURES TEXT BY Dr. GEORGE C. WILLIAMSON EDITED BY CHARLES HOLME MCMX 'THE STUDIO' LTD. LONDON, PARIS, NEW YORK PREFATORY NOTE. The Author and Editor desire to express their grateful thanks to Fürst Franz Auersperg, Sir Charles Dilke, Bart., Dr. Figdor, Mr. E. M. Hodgkins, Lord Hothfield, Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan, Lady Maria Ponsonby, Mr. J. Ward Usher, Gräfin Emma Wilczck-Emo-Capodilista, and the anonymous collector, who have so kindly placed their treasures at their disposal, and permitted them to be illustrated in these pages. _The copyright of all the illustrations in this volume is strictly reserved by the author on behalf of the respective owners of the miniatures._ ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOUR. Plate II. "Queen Elizabeth." By Nicholas Hilliard. " IV. "A son of Sir Kenelm Digby." By Isaac Oliver (1632). " " "Frederick, King of Bohemia." By Isaac Oliver. " " "Queen of Bohemia." By Isaac Oliver. " V. "The Duke of Buckingham." By John Hoskins, the Elder. " VIII. "Colonel Lilburne" (1618-1657). By Samuel Cooper. " " "Viscountess Fauconberg, daughter of Oliver Cromwell." By Samuel Cooper. " IX. "Miss Christian Temple." By or after Samuel Cooper. " " "Rachel Fane, Countess of Bath and later of Middlesex" (1612-1680). By David des Granges. " X. "John Milton." Artist unknown. " XI. "George, Prince of Denmark." By Christian Richter. " XIII. "Viscountess St. Asaph (_née_ Lady Charlotte Percy), second wife of George, Viscount St. Asaph, afterwards third Earl of Ashburnham." By Richard Cosway, R.A. " XV. "Lucy, wife of William H. Nassau, fourth Earl of Rochford." By Richard Cosway, R.A. " XVI. "H.R.H. Princess Charlotte of Wales" (1796-1817). By Richard Cosway, R.A. " XVII. "Henry Tufton, eleventh and last Earl of Thanet" (1775-1849). By Richard Cosway, R.A. " XIX. "The Hon. Edward Percival, second son of John, second Earl of Egmont" (1744-1824). By John Smart (1801). " " "The Hon. Mrs. Edward Percival." By John Smart. " XX. "Earl Beauchamp." By George Engleheart(1805). " XXII. "Mrs. Sainthill." By George Engleheart. " " "John Jelliard Brundish, M.A., Smith Prizeman and Senior Wrangler in 1773." By George Engleheart. XXV. "Elizabeth, Margaret Caroline, and Antoinette, daughters of John Ellis, Esq., of Hurlingham. Middlesex, and Jamaica." By Andrew Plimer. " XXVI. "Selina Plimer." By Andrew Plimer. " XXVII. "The Sisters Rushout." By Andrew Plimer.