An Interesting Story (Miss Ray), 1806. William Wood (English, 1769–1810). Medium: Ivory. Metropolita
An Interesting Story (Miss Ray), 1806. William Wood (English, 1769–1810). Medium: Ivory. Metropolitan Museum of Art.Rectangular ivories were being slowly introduced at this time as an alternative to the wearable ovals which has dominated the market for so long.Wood established himself as a miniature painter, and exhibited at the Royal Academy exhibitions, possibly as early as 1788, and until 1808. Wood is credited with discovering a means to improve the stability of colours on ivory. -- source link
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