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
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
We are going to have a cabinet picture taken of him.
From Harper's Young People, March 16, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various
Each tale is, in fact, a cabinet picture, combining history and romance with landscape.
From Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 by Roby, John
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
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