Portrait of a Man
The Edward B. Greene Collection
Catalogue
- Year
- 1785
- Dimensions
- Framed: 5.9 x 5 cm (2 5/16 x 1 15/16 in.); Unframed: 5 x 4 cm (1 15/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
- Collection
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Artist
- Richard Cosway
Artist
Painting
Richard Cosway was a leading English portrait painter of the Georgian and Regency era, noted for his miniatures. He was a contemporary of John Smart, George Engleheart, William Wood, and Richard Crosse. He befriended fellow Freemason and Swedenborgians William Blake and Chevalier d'Éon. His wife was the Italian-born painter Maria Cosway, a close friend of Thomas Jefferson.
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Record
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- Richard Cosway
- Year
- 1785
- Dimensions
- Framed: 5.9 x 5 cm (2 5/16 x 1 15/16 in.); Unframed: 5 x 4 cm (1 15/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1785-532545
Source
- Collection
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Source
- cleveland
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified