cabinet picture
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cabinet picture
First recorded in 1815–25
Example Sentences
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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
During that year Stothard’s cabinet picture was publicly exhibited, and drew thousands of gazers.
From William Blake A Study of His Life and Art Work by Langridge, Irene
On the other hand, a "cabinet picture," a small panel, will admit of microscopic detail if it be not so painted that the detail is all you can see.
From The Painter in Oil A complete treatise on the principles and technique necessary to the painting of pictures in oil colors by Parkhurst, Daniel Burleigh
This story is on the scale of a cabinet picture.
From The Easiest Way in Housekeeping and Cooking Adapted to Domestic Use or Study in Classes by Campbell, Helen
An Advocate in his Study—Ostade: an exquisitely finished cabinet picture.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 578, December 1, 1832 by Various
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