A mention of medieval limners' work appears in the book Methods and Materials of Painting by Charles Lock Eastlake (1793–1865).
p. 45[1] In London in the mid-19th century the limner David Laurent de Lara established himself as a modern illuminator of manuscripts and documents.
The local landowners and merchants who commissioned these portraits posed in their finest clothes, in well-appointed interiors, or in landscapes that identified their position, property, good taste, and sophistication.
They worked within a variety of artistic styles and mediums, such as painting, sculpting, pottery, and other forms of visual art.
[6] The artists include Maxwell Bates, Pat Martin Bates, Richard Ciccimarra, Robert De Castro, Colin Graham, Helga Grove, Jan Grove, Elza Mayhew, Myfanwy Pavelic, Carole Sabiston, Herbert Siebner, Robin Skelton, and Karl Spreitz.