cabinet picture

American  

noun

1. a small easel painting, usually under 3 feet (0.9 meters) in width and formerly exhibited in a cabinet or special room.

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Etymology

Origin of cabinet picture

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

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cabinet picture

We are going to have a cabinet picture taken of him.

From Harper's Young People, March 16, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various

The only work of Carlo Dolci in the Louvre is a small cabinet picture; but it alone is sufficient to mark the exquisite genius which its author possessed.

From Travels in France during the years 1814-15 Comprising a residence at Paris, during the stay of the allied armies, and at Aix, at the period of the landing of Bonaparte, in two volumes. by Sir Archibald Alison

Each tale is in fact a cabinet picture, combining history and landscape.

From The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character by John Roby

Passing along the desolate streets, you glance in at an open door and see a most delightful cabinet picture of domestic life.

From Castilian Days by John Hay

Hagar and Ishmael in the Desert, by A. Woodside, is a cabinet picture which would be regarded as good beside any of the many great productions which illustrate the same subject.

From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 by Various