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

In a twinkling, memory had swept the dust from my little cabinet picture, and let in upon it a sudden light.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 02, December, 1857 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 Alison, Archibald, Sir

Then through a vista its waters would sparkle, suggesting an exquisite cabinet picture.

From Barriers Burned Away by Roe, Edward Payson

At the Dublin Exhibition he was greatly struck by a little cabinet picture by an Anglo-German artist, one Webb, and was eager to secure it, though he objected to the price.

From John Forster by Fitzgerald, Percy Hethrington

She turned rapidly over the pages until she reached a cabinet picture of a dark-eyed, dark-haired, trim-built young officer in cavalry undress uniform.

From Marion's Faith. by King, Charles