“The impact of Craig upon Sarah Biffin was clearly profound. I mean, if you compare a self-portrait she did in 1812 with one done five or 10 years later… the distinction is so marked.

During her lifetime (1784-1850), Sarah Biffin’s name carried ... Emma Rutherford’s examination of Biffin’s art—self-portraits, still-life watercolours (most especially delicate and finely ...

A unique figure from the annals of art history has found sudden success on the auction block, with a small watercolor by Victorian miniature painter Sarah ... an 1821 self portrait by Biffin ...

Sarah Biffin was born in Somerset in 1784 with ... In recent years, her artwork has become more prominent, with a self-portrait estimated to be worth as little as £800 fetching £130,000 at ...

Sarah Biffin ... biography); "The portrait also offers a valuable insight into her painting technique. Her paintbrush is fastened to a loop, sewn onto the right shoulder of her dress while her ...

A museum has acquired a self-portrait miniature of a disabled Victorian artist. Sarah Biffin was born with no arms or legs in 1734 and learned to draw and paint by mouth. The Museum of Somerset ...

A small study of feathers painted by celebrated 19th-century miniaturist Sarah Biffin has sold ... commented on the power of Biffin’s 1821 self-portrait. The artist depicts herself as surrounded ...

“Sarah Biffin was incredibly talented,” said ... and began to resurrect Leyster’s reputation. In her self-portrait, she is decked out in ridiculous clothes — a neck ruff that extends ...

Artist Alison Lapper on the work of pioneering Victorian artist Sarah Biffin and Ric Renton on his play One Off. Show more Artist Alison Lapper and co-curator Emma Rutherford discuss a new ...