Publications
‘A NEWLY DISCOVERED CABINET PORTRAIT BY NICHOLAS HILLIARD’, THE BURLINGTON MAGAZINE, NO. 1455 - VOL. 166, APRIL 2024
by Elizabeth Goldring and Emma Rutherford
The publication here for the first time of an important miniature by Hilliard in a private collection adds significantly to our understanding of his practice and patronage. His only known completed cabinet miniature of a female subject, it can be identified as a portrait of Lady Arbella Stuart and its commission connected with a fascinating episode of spycraft in late Elizabethan England.
Love's Labour's Found; Elizabethan & Jacobean Portraiture
by Emma Rutherford; Lawrence Hendra, 2021
The catalogue for the exhibition at Philip Mould & Co. 21 April - 29 May 2021.
Modern technological advances shed further light on Tudor and Jacobean portraiture, specifically in areas such as attribution, subject identification, and circles of patronage. Philip Mould & Co.'s exhibition showcased a selection of paintings and portrait miniatures which have benefited from these advances.
“Without hands”: the art of sarah biffin
By Ellie Smith and Emma Rutherford, November 2022
The catalogue for the exhibition at Philip Mould & Co. 1 November - 21 December 2022.
The remarkable story of Sarah Biffin (Beffin) has been largely overlooked by historians. Those who have attempted to illustrate her life have often perpetuated previously held misconceptions and Biffin’s artistic reputation has suffered as a result. The exhibition and accompanying catalogue were based upon ground-breaking primary research and were the first dedicated to Biffin’s artistic achievements and history.
‘An English artist at the Valois court: a portrait of Henri III by Nicholas Hilliard’, The Burlington Magazine, No. 1391 – Vol 161, February 2019
by William Aslet, Lucia Burgio, Céline Cachaud, Alan Derbyshire and Emma Rutherford
jewel in the hand; early portrait miniatures from noble and private collections
by William Aslet, Lawrence Hendra, Rebecca Ingram and Emma Rutherford; with essays by Susan North and Jonathan Page, 2019
The catalogue for the exhibition held at Philip Mould & Co. in April 2019, curated by Emma Rutherford. It was during the late-Tudor and Jacobean era that portrait miniatures truly won the favour of court and nobility. The miniatures produced at this time secured the fate of this intimate, jewel-like form of painting as one of the most popular artistic expressions in England for centuries to come.
charles dickens: The lost portrait
by Emma Rutherford & Lawrence Hendra, 2018
The catalogue for the exhibition held at Philip Mould & Co. 22 November 2018 - 25 January 2019.
This was the first public display of Margaret Gillies’ portrait of the author since 1844, which had been thought lost for over 130 years.
a REGENCY BUCK: ADAM BUCK
by Peter Darvall & Jon Whiteley, with an introduction by Emma Rutherford, 2015
The first ever monograph of the Irish born Regency-era miniaturist and artist, Adam Buck. This publication accompanied an exhibition on the artist at the Ashmolean Museum, An Elegant Society: Adam Buck, artist in the age of Jane Austen.
Silhouette: The Art of Shadow
by Emma Rutherford, with a foreword by Lulu Guinness, 2009
Elegant and enigmatic, the silhouette is the simplest of art forms but that simplicity belies a rich and varied past. In this first major work on the art of the silhouette, art historian Emma Rutherford draws from dozens of American and European sources to create a fascinating history of the art form and to illuminate the compelling social history hidden behind its shadows.
JOHN SMART: a GENIUS MAGNIFIED
by Emma Rutherford & Lawrence Hendra, 2014
The catalogue for the exhibition at Philip Mould & Co. in 2014. This exhibition featured 45 portrait miniatures from a European private collection with examples spanning Smart's career. The fully illustrated catalogue details hitherto unknown information on Smart's life and career, and is the first publication dedicated to his life and work since 1964.
Warts and All: the portrait miniatures of samuel cooper
by Emma Rutherford, edited by Dr Bendor Grosvenor, 2013
The exhibition catalogue for the exhibition at Philip Mould & Co. in 2013. Cooper was Britain’s first internationally-celebrated artist. This exhibition featured over 60 works by the artist, including works from the Royal Collection, national museums such as the V&A and the Ashmolean, and major private collections.