Portrait of Mary Frances (Fanny) Swinburne
The Edward B. Greene Collection
Catalogue
- Year
- 1786
- Dimensions
- Framed: 7 x 5.8 cm (2 3/4 x 2 5/16 in.); Sight: 6.8 x 5.7 cm (2 11/16 x 2 1/4 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
- 1786
- Dimensions
- Framed: 7 x 5.8 cm (2 3/4 x 2 5/16 in.); Sight: 6.8 x 5.7 cm (2 11/16 x 2 1/4 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1786-532547
Source
- Collection
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Source
- cleveland
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified