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Copies of self-portraits by Richard Cosway and Maria Cosway; portraits of Prince Regent and Mrs. Fitzherbert; some works of other artists

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This folder contains:

a. Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire by Valentine Green after Maria Cosway, Connoisseur XLVII, March 1917 [photocopy of p. 166] b. Mrs. Fitzherbert, Christie's March 19, 1968, Lot 133 [photocopy] c. "A Smuggling Machine [Richard Cosway in his wife's hoop]" [photocopy of page 329 headed "Richard Cosway, R.A." ] d. Woman with music book [photocopy of page 237 with handwritten note "Richard Cosway. A young lady by a Pillar, a book of music open before her"] e. Mrs. Cosway and her Daughter by Smith [photographic print copy of Eye of Jefferson Catalogue entry #342] f. Mrs. Fuller and son [photocopy of Parke-Bernet Jan. 15-19, 1957 #446] g. The Milkmaid [photocopy of drawing with handwritten note "The Milkmaid – M/s Cosway"] h. Richard Cosway [photocopy of drawing of a man in profile signed Geo. Dance, 1793] i. Mrs. Cosway and daughter; Harriet, Lady Cockerell as a Gypsy Woman [photocopy of two drawings with handwritten note "Collection of E.M. Hodges"] j. Sir James Hamlyn, 1st Baronet & wife Miss Williams [photocopy with handwritten note of identification] k. Richard and Maria Cosway, engraved by Richard Cosway, 1786 [photocopy of book page] l. Cosway pencil drawing [photocopy with note "#42 Photos of a Private Collection"] m. Drawing of a woman [photocopy with the handwritten note at bottom of page "Lord Peel acquired Rubens' chapeau de Paille in 1823"] n. Article with "Lady With Hat," attributed to Maria Cosway [photocopy of page 32 of The Art Digest, 15th March, 1934] o. Portraits of Richard Cosway [photocopy of "Foskett, Vol. 2 – courtesy Natl Gallery of Ireland", Plate 60] p. Caleb Whiteford [photocopy of page 272 headed "Nollekens and his Times"] q. The Macaroni Painter [photocopy of page 320 headed "Nollekens and his Times"] r. The Painter of Macaronis [photocopy of page 321 headed "Richard Cosway, R.A."] s. Richard Cosway miniature of Maria Cosway [photocopy of page of book with handwritten note "Repro: Brodie – plate 1 – cp. p. 192"] t. Prince Regent portrait by Richard Cosway [photocopy of page of The Illustrated London News, June 15, 1957] u. Four miniatures [photocopy of page showing four miniatures sold at Christie's, June 1, 1896 with handwritten note "between p. 86 & 87"] v. Three miniatures [photocopy of page of three miniatures headed "Collection of Henry Drake, Esq." with handwritten note ' between p. 42 & 43"] w. Three miniatures [photocopy of page with three miniatures with handwritten note at bottom of page "Collection of H.R.H. Duke of Cambridge, k. G."] x. H.R.H. Prince of Wales [photocopy of portrait noted "#39 Photos Private Collection"] y. H.R.H. Princesses and Queen Charlotte [photocopy of page of three miniatures with handwritten note "Coll: Her Majesty the Queen" and "between p. 78 & 79"] z. H.R.H. Princesses [photocopy of page of two miniatures with handwritten note: "Coll. H.R.H. The Duke of Cambridge, k. G."] aa. Portrait of Princess Isabel Czartoryska [photocopy of Apollo, Mar 1965, Vol. 82, p. 392] bb. Photocopy of two pages of drawings with handwritten note "Oliver Millar, Late Georgian Pictures" cc. Photocopy of page 286 of Van Dyck, Des Meisters Gemalde, 1931 dd. Photocopy of page 381 of Van Dyck, Des Meisters Gemalde, 1931 ee. Photocopy of page 459 of Van Dyck, Des Meisters Gemalde, 1931 ff. Photocopy of page with three drawings headed "At Lodi" with handwritten note at bottom of page "between p. 62 & 63" gg. Photocopy of pages 197-199 and a second copy of page 199 Europe: The Vaunted Scene from The Eye of Jefferson, Exhibition Catalogue, National Gallery, Washington '76 hh. Photocopy of page 395 Selected Biographies from The Eye of Jefferson, Exhibition Catalogue, National Gallery, Washington '76 ii. Page of handwritten notes headed "Richard & Maria – engraved 1786" jj. Page of handwritten notes headed "Rasagna – Self Portrait & La Dick Whittington – see my Corres" kk. Black-and-white photographic reproduction of Mrs. Cosway painting with handwritten note "Cincinnati Art Museum…" ll. Photocopy of a page of book headed "In the Uffizi Gallery, Florence At Lodi" with handwritten note at bottom of page "between p. 72 & 73" mm. Photocopy of a page of book headed "At Lodi" with handwritten note at bottom of page "between p. 58 & 59" nn. Photocopy of a page of book headed "At Lodi" with handwritten note at bottom of page "between p. 60 & 61" oo. Photocopy of a page of book with handwritten note at bottom of page "between p. 64 & 65" pp. Photocopy of a page of book headed "In the Collection Belonging to the Crown" with handwritten note at top of page "Coll: The Crown" qq. Photocopy of a drawing of two seated figures with handwritten note "#44 - Photos of a Private Collection" rr. Photocopy of a drawing of George, Prince of Wales with handwritten note #40 Photos of a Private Collection" ss. Photocopy of a page of book showing Maria Cosway's design for Angelica Church from "A Diary of the French Revolution, Gouverneur Morris, Vol. 1 op. p. 530" tt. Photocopy of a drawing labeled "Maria Cosway. From a Stipple Engraving by Bartolozzi. 1785" uu. Photocopy of Apollo, Apr 1966, Vol. 83, p. 256 vv. Photocopy of page 114 headed "Richard Cosway 1742-1821" with handwritten note at bottom of page "The Fuseli Circle in Rome" ww. Photocopy of two drawing of George IV by R. Cosway xx. Photocopy of a drawing of Saint George by R. Cosway with handwritten note at bottom "Roll 36 Proof sheet #9H" yy. Photocopy of pages 144 and 145 of "Rassegna D'Arte" zz. Photocopy of drawing with handwritten note at bottom of page "self portrait ?" and noted "HEH Photo files" aaa. Photocopy of a drawing labeled "Angel holding a child" by R. Cosway bbb. Photocopy of a drawing labeled "H.R.H. George, Prince of Wales (Geo. IV.)" by R. Cosway
Type
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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.
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