The Miniature and the Grand Tour The year is 1778. A young man arrives in Copenhagen, sent to the Academy to refine a talent that already shows a distinct lean toward the small and the intimate. Christopher Deram does not merely paint; he captures life on ivory. By 1780, the Academy recognizes this precision, awarding him a small silver medal. He is a specialist of the minute, a Migniatur- und Pastill-Portrait-Mahler, as he would later advertise himself in Christiania. His hands move with a delicacy suited for the tiny surfaces of portraiture, working in oil, pastel, and the specialized medi…