Portrait of George, 5th Duke of Marlborough, with Blenheim Palace in the Distance
Bequest of Brooke Russell Astor, 2007
Catalogue
- Year
- 1817
- Medium
- Graphite and watercolor
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 8 15/16 × 5 1/2 in. (22.7 × 14 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan 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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- Richard Cosway
- Year
- 1817
- Medium
- Graphite and watercolor
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 8 15/16 × 5 1/2 in. (22.7 × 14 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1817-333666
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified