cabinet picture

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noun

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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Origin of cabinet picture

First recorded in 1815–25

Words nearby cabinet picture

cabineteer, cabinet government, cabinetmaker, cabinetmaking, cabinet minister, cabinet picture, cabinet pudding, cabinetry, cabinet scraper, cabinetwood, cabinetwork

How to use cabinet picture in a sentence

Here are the king's private apartments, from choice, comparatively small and compact, and the cabinet picture-gallery.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 10, Issue 278, Supplementary Number (1828)|Various
This was the hasty exclamation of a connoisseur on taking up a small cabinet picture.
How to be Happy Though Married|E. J. Hardy.
An Advocate in his Study—Ostade: an exquisitely finished cabinet picture.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, No. 578|Various
Of course, my little cabinet picture had been joined by many others.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 1, Issue 2, December, 1857|Various

Wilson has been seen poring over the texture of a Dutch cabinet-picture, so that he could not see the picture itself.
Table-Talk|William Hazlitt