Manuscripts

Correspondence with Joseph Foladare (1976-1977); catalogues [photocopies]

Description: This folder contains correspondence between DGW and Joseph Foladare (JF) during 1976-1977 re Gen. Paoli, Maria Cosway, Boswell; a catalogue of Engraved British Portraits in British Museum (1912) (Copy); and copies of a Fogg Art Museum catalogue and New York Public Library catalogue relating to Cosway.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1779-1987
Call number: mssCosway
Creator: Wilson, Diana G (-1988)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Diana G. Wilson, 1988.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Sales catalogues of Cosway property, 1791-1896 [photocopies]

Manuscripts

This folder contains photocopies of: "A Catalogue of the Entire Collection of Pictures of Richard Cosway…1791" "A Catalogue of all the Reserved And Valuable Part of the Capital Collection of Pictures, the Property of Richard Cosway…1792" [One copy and one partial copy] "A Catalogue of the Pictures of Richard Cosway…1821" "The Cosway Collection A Catalogue…[1822?]" "A Catalogue of the Last Portion of the Very Numerous Collection of Pictures…Richard Cosway…1822" "Catalogue of a Collection of Drawings & Miniatures by Richard Cosway…1896" Handwritten notes of DGW on envelope originally containing the above catalogues

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Royal Academy reproductions and miscellaneous

Manuscripts

This folder chiefly contains reproductions of paintings exhibited at the Royal Academy and miscellaneous items. Includes photocopies, photograph reproductions, clippings, etc. Contents consist of: a. 1772 - Rinaldo and Armida, from Tasso, copy of painting and two typewritten pages of notes b. V. Green. Duchess of Cumberland, photograph of painting c. Cosway. Sigisminda, photograph of painting d. Wisdom Directing Beauty and Virtue to Sacrifice, photograph of painting and copy of page showing painting and another painting e. Cosway. Gen. P. Paoli, photograph of painting f. Cosway. Wm. Shipley, copy of painting g. Cosway. H.R.H. Duchess of Cumberland and Strathern, copy of painting h. Cosway. Vanity, copy of painting i. Hodges, Cosway and Birch. View from Cosway's Breakfast Room with Mrs. Cosway, together with commentary j. An Armenian, copy of painting k. Cosway. Venus and Cupid l. 2 copies of page 724: Country Life, April 9, 1948 (copies) m. Photographic Order Card, British Library, Dept. of Mss. n. Prince Hoare by unknown artist, photograph, and accompanying letter from the Thomas Coram Foundation o. Lely. Diana Kirke, Countess of Oxford, National Portrait Gallery program cover p. Handwritten DGW note beginning "Zoffany: The Tribune of the Uffizi. . . " q. Powderham Castle: catalogue, printed card and envelope with 3 photographs and 6 negatives. r. Page showing 7 items to be auctioned by Christie's on Wednesday, March 19 s. Page showing 9 items to be auctioned by Sotheby's on Monday 24th March, 1980, with 3 more items on the reverse t. Copy of Cosway. Lancelot 'Capability' Brown u. Copy of self-portrait of Cosway in fancy dress with accompanying letter of 08/04/86 from the Courtauld v. Copy of Cosway painting of Lady Almeira Carpenter and page of description w. Copy of two paintings of Susanna and the Elders and page of DGW handwritten notes regarding the paintings x. Copy of Delilah Cutting Sampson's Hair with letter from U. Minn and description of painting y. 4 pages of DGW handwritten notes z. List: Books of Emblems aa. Copy of West's Madonna di S. Girolamo and page of description bb. Six items clipped together, one reads "Preface to National Gallery Catalogue of 1836 ... " being typewritten and handwritten DGW notes cc. Copy of page 17 of "Biographical Index" dd. Copy of Van Dyck Children of Charles I

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Miscellaneous notes

Manuscripts

This folder contains miscellaneous notes by Wilson consisting of: a. Thirteen pages of handwritten notes b. Five pages of handwritten notes on Visuals c. Seven pages of handwritten notes and copy of a 1981 letter to John R. Freeman and Company requesting a photographic print d. Nine pages of handwritten notes e. Twelve pages of small notes and notes on index cards f. Information on Cosway sitter chair g. 4 notebook pages of information on DGW film and photos h. Copy of Shipley's School list (Cosway) i. Sotheby's 1982 photos of Cosway miniature sold in 1981 [Not located] j. Copy of Italian exhibition catalogue, "Autoritratti e ritratti di artisti 1725-1800" k. Copy of Cosway work "The Harvey Children" offered for sales in 1980 by Charles Young, Fine Paintings Limited l. Page of typescript and handwritten notes on books about British art and theater

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Various prints

Manuscripts

Consists of: 3 black-and-white prints identified as from proof sheets (drawing of Horace Beckford; drawing of 2nd Lord Gwydye; painting of Mrs. Fitzwilliam) 13 black-and-white prints from the Ashmolean Museum 9 black-and-white prints from the British Museum 4 color prints of painting of woman with harp labeled on back "from #14 HEH"; painting of seated woman labeled on back "from #2 HEH"; painting of person labeled on back "from #24 HEH"; and photo of miniature of unidentified person 1 black-and-white print of "Poetry and Painting" from the Nottingham Castle Museum 2 black-and-white prints of Judgment on Korah, Dathan and Abiram copy of 05/15/81 letter from DGW to the Courtauld Institute of Art requesting a photograph of the Cosway portrait of Robert, 4th Duke of Ancaster and his sister Lady Georgiana Bertie; copies of pages 128 and 129 of "Complete Peerage Ancaster" and a page of handwritten notes; a 5x8 index card with notes on the painting; and the requested photograph with a card from the Courtauld 1 black-and-white print and color enlargement of a Cosway miniature (possibly a portrait of Thomas Cosway) with a 1982 letter to DGW from Jane Bainbridge of Sotheby's Black-and-white photograph (2 copies) of Cosway portrait of Countess of Albany with 1985 letter from Sotheby's

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5 x 8 cards

Manuscripts

Contains: 1. Cosway drawings 2. Elements of Cosway's life 3. Details of DGW-photographed R. Cosway drawings 4. Miniatures; drawings not used for writing

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Artwork photocopies

Manuscripts

This folder contains photocopies of artwork by Richard Cosway reproduced in published resources. The original envelope the items were received in had handwritten notes: "Copies of Cosway pencil drawings; works of other artists; drawings & miniatures of members of some family; engravings; "For Docet Amor – artist drawing woman's shadow profile – see 1791 Sales Catalogue Pen-Collegio – Roll 16"; "Have here many Docet Amors by other artists." Contents consist of: a. Venus Dissuades Adonis from Hunting, William Blake b. Ann, Marchioness of Townshend c. A Portrait of a Lady, R. Cosway d. Harriet, Vicountess Berkeley, F. Bartolozzi e. Printed description of Portrait of Isabella Czartoriska, R. Cosway f. Miniature of Anne Damer, R. Cosway g. Portrait of The Hon. Mrs. Damer h. Mademeiselle La Cheraliere, D'eon de Beaumont, R. Cosway i. Major-General Ferguson, M.P. j. "The Fair Moralist and her Pupil", R. Cosway k. Portraits of Lady Elizabeth Townshend, Second Wife of General William Loftus, and his two Daughters, R. Cosway l. Prince Michal and Princess Izabella Oginscy, Schiavonetti after Cosway original m. Charles, First Lord Yarborough, and his wife and family n. Cary Elwes and Family, R. Cosway o. "Kitty Fischer", R. Cosway p. Portrait of a woman and her four daughters, R. Cosway q. 6th Earl of Jersey when Viscount Villiers and Hon. Augustus Child-Villiers, R. Cosway r. "? Hebe", R. Cosway s. Hon. Catherine Neville & Child?, R. Cosway t. Lady Orde u. Elizabeth, Lady Craven, R. Cosway v. Master Thornhill Riddlesworth Hall, Norfolk, R. Cosway w. Mary, Fourth daughter of George III, R. Cosway x. Isabella Czartorisca y. Anne Damer, R. Cosway z. Mrs. Duff, Wife of James Duff, Earl of Fife, R. Cosway aa. Mrs. Jackson, R. Cosway bb. Mrs. Tickell, R. Cosway cc. Handwritten page of notes headed "Peter and Mrs. Tickell" dd. Paul Sandby, R.A., R. Cosway ee. Master Horace Beckford and Hon. Mrs. E. Bouverie, J. Conde ff. Lord Granville Leveson-Gower gg. 2nd Lord Gwydyr, R. Cosway hh. 7th Duke of Beaufort, R. Cosway ii. William Edward Tomline, Esq, R. Cosway jj. HRH Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, R. Cosway kk. Unidentified from Lord Sandwich Coll., Witt Library, R. Cosway ll. Mrs. Siddons and Lady Melbourne, R. Cosway mm. Pascal Paoli, Robert Shewell, Jr., and Mrs. Robert Shewell, Jr., Benbridge nn. An actor facing right in "Van Dyck" costume, R. Cosway oo. Frances Abington, R. Cosway pp. A Pencil Portrait Sketch, R. Cosway qq. Lady E. Paget, R. Cosway rr. The Gloucester Family, R. Cosway ss. Portrait of Mrs. Plooden, R. Cosway tt. Lady Honeywood, R. Cosway uu. Morassi: Disegni Antichi dalla Collezione Rasini in Milano, R. Cosway vv. Emma Hart, Lady Hamilton, R. Cosway ww. Portrait of a Lady, Cosway xx. Unidentified, reclining nude, noted on back "#57 photos of a private collection" yy. Daughters of the 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire, R. Cosway zz. Unidentified portrait of a woman, R. Cosway aaa. Lady Mary Sturt, Cosway bbb. Young Lady in White Standing Near a Lake, R. Cosway ccc. Lady Airey, Cosway ddd. Miss Hayes (?), Cosway eee. Lady Duncombe (?), Cosway fff. Lady St. Germaine, Cosway ggg. Mrs. Graham hhh. Lady Rushout, Cosway iii. A Lady Standing by a garden ornament, R. Cosway jjj. Portrait of a Lady, R. Cosway kkk. Peter Robert Burrell and Elizabeth Burrell, R. Cosway lll. Colonel the Hon. Henry Murray, R. Cosway mmm. Hon. Sir Henry and Lady Murray nnn. 5th Earl of Jersey in fancy dress, R. Cosway ooo. Portrait of a Gentleman, R. Cosway ppp. Said to be Poet Shelley qqq. Miss Jocelyn of Stansted Bury House and Drawing of a Gentleman rrr. The Duchess of Gordon, Mrs. Moffat, Lady Paget, and Unknown, Cosway sss. Frances Julia Burrell, Elizabeth Burrell, believed to represent Elkizabeth Amelia Burrell, and Sophia ttt. Peter Burrell, Sir John Swinburne, and Emilia Elizabeth, his wife uuu. The Ladies Priscilla and Georgiana Bertie and the Duchess of Ancaster vvv. Peter Burrell, Lady Priscilla Burrell, and Robert Fourth Duke of Ancaster www. Emma, Lady Hamilton xxx. Emma, Wife of Sir Wm. Hamilton, Mrs. Fitzherbert, and a Lady yyy. Four of the Daughters of Charles Pelham zzz. Three Ladies of the Rushout Family, A. Plimer aaaa. Sir William Burrell bbbb. George Barret: Coast Scene cccc. Miss Hodgson and Major-General John Stadholm Hodgson, J. Downman dddd. General Dulong de Rosnay, Ingres eeee. Her Majesty Queen Charlotte, J. Downman ffff. Portrait of a Young Lady, J. Hopper gggg. H.R.H. Princess Amelia, H. Edridge hhhh. Madame Destouche, Ingres iiii. Madame Hinard, Ingres jjjj. The Forestier Family, Ingres kkkk. Dame auf Diwan, aus dem Fenster blickend and Lesendes Maddchen auf Diwan vor Fenster llll. Mrs. Fisher, G. Engleheart mmmm. Archers, Wright & Ziegler nnnn. Two copies of unidentified drawing, one noted "attributed – Cosway" oooo. Page from Art Bulletin Vol. 39, Dec. 1957 with three drawings pppp. Page from Art Bulletin Vol. 39, Dec. 1957 with six drawings qqqq. Page 67 – Wittkaver – Eng Art & Med engraving by Adamo Ghisi… rrrr. Martyrdom of Four Saints ssss. Unidentified woman seated with dog and bird, R. Cosway tttt. A Classical Subject, Cosway uuuu. Cupid plucking the wings of Time, R. Cosway vvvv. Nude female figure and an eagle, R. Cosway wwww. Minerva Directing the Arrows of Cupid xxxx. The Toilet of Venus, R. Cosway yyyy. Cupid Unmasking False Love zzzz. Woman and Child, R. Cosway aaaaa. Descent from the Cross, Cosway bbbbb. The Rest in Egypt ccccc. The Holy Family and St. John ddddd. The Virgin and the Holy Child eeeee. Madonna and Child fffff. Angels Holding the Sleeping Child ggggg. Angels Watching Sleeping Child, Cosway hhhhh. Virgin & Child iiiii. Mrs. Fitzherbert; Unidentified male figure running jjjjj. Il Guioco del Pallone, J. Sergel; Il Guioco del Pallone, Feder; and Ginuocatori del Pallone, S. Kreide kkkkk. Lucifer and the Gods lllll. Male figure with Harp mmmmm. Marquis of Blandford, W. Barney after Cosway nnnnn. The Birth of Venus, R. Cosway oooo. Cosway portrait of Lady Boynton from 1986 Christie's sale, New York

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