Mchoro mdogo ni mchoro uliofanyika hasa katika vitabu vilivyoandikwa kwa mkono. Kuanzia karne ya 16, hasa Uingereza na Ufaransa, matajiri walipenda kuchorwa namna hiyo hadi ilipobuniwa kamera katikati ya karne ya 19. Lengo lilikuwa kujitambulisha kwa watu wa mbali, kwa mfano kwa ajili ya ndoa, au kuwa na kumbukumbu ya mtu mpendwa wakati wa kuwa mbali naye. Udogo wa mchoro ulifikia pengine mm 40 × 30. Foskett, Daphne (1987). Miniatures: Dictionary and Guide. London: Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 1-85149-063-9.  Coombs, Katherine (1998). The Portrait Miniature in England. London: Victoria and Albert Museum. ISBN 1-85177-207-3.  Elizabeth Lounsbery (January 15, 1917). American Miniature Painters. The Mentor.  Wikimedia Commons ina media kuhusu: Mchoro mdogo Victoria and Albert Museum, miniatures gallery Archived 8 Septemba 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Artists and Ancestors - A Miniature Portrait Collection The Origin of the Portrait Miniature. Paintings & Drawings. Victoria and Albert Museum. Jalada kutoka ya awali juu ya 2007-09-29. Iliwekwa mnamo 2007-08-21. Collecting and Researching Miniature Portraits Copy, Fake, and Decorative Miniatures