Manuscripts

Maria Cosway Italian correspondence [typescript and published]

Description: Contains: five typewritten pages titled "La Baronessa Marie Cosway e il Collegio delle Grazie in Lodi"; photocopy of pages 106-121 of a book with chapter heading: "Dalla Corrispondenza di Lettere con Madama Baronessa Maria Hadfield Cosway"; and a photocopy of pages 36-51 of a book with chapter heading: "Lettera sull'educazione pratica dei piccoli fanciulli...
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.
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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

Manuscripts

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

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List of Cosway pieces on loan for an exhibition loan, courtesy of Commander Barnett [photocopy]; I Disegni de Riccardo Cosway nella biblioteca de Lodi at Museo Civico Biblioteca [photocopy]; and handwritten notes on various "Barnett" drawings

Manuscripts

This folder contains a photocopy of a published list of "51 drawings by R. Cosway & 1 by Maria Cosway on loan for exhibition, courtesy of Commander Barnett"; a photocopy of pages 144 through 147 of Rassegna D'Arte article: "I Disegni de Riccardo Cosway nella biblioteca de Lodi"; and 11 pages and one 5x8 index card of handwritten notes of Wilson's comments on various of the "Barnett" drawings

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Notes and examples of Richard Cosway's writing and signature

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Consists of a photocopy of three pages of a book in French showing Richard Cosway's and Charles I's collector's marks, photocopies of two letters written by Richard Cosway with his signature plus a 5x8 index card and a portion of the envelope the copies were stored in with DGW notes regarding ordering the copies and the content of the letters.

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Maria Cosway correspondence and manuscripts [microfilm]

Manuscripts

Two duplicate microfilm reel copies of a collection of letters and manuscripts of Maria Cosway from Italy, including letters to Cosway from the Marquis d'Hancarville (Pierre-Francois Hugues), 1787-1791 and undated, from originals held by the Biblioteca Laudense, as well as letters from Maria Cosway to Annette Prodon (or Anna Proudhon) from 1815-1828, and a 1828 diary in Italian. This microfilm presumably was copied by Wilson from film held by the West Virginia University Library (see Wilson letter to Robert Munn, July 29, 1976).

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Maria Cosway letters and some translations [typescripts and photocopies]

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Diana Wilson collection of Richard and Maria Cosway materials

Manuscripts

This collection contains research materials on English portrait painter Richard Cosway (1742-1821) and his wife, English-Italian artist Maria Cosway (1760-1838), compiled by art historian Diana G. Wilson (1932-1988) for her doctoral dissertation (never completed) at the University of California, Los Angeles, from the mid 1970s to the mid 1980s. The papers include Wilson's correspondence, research files and notes, dissertation drafts, and reproductions of artwork and manuscripts (including photocopies, photographs, negatives, slides, and microfilm). The materials expand from Wilson's research and development of a dissertation initially proposed as: "Richard Cosway: An investigation of the development of the role of the artist and the concept of portraiture in England, 1760-1820," but the collection includes materials about the lives and art of both Richard and Maria Cosway. Note: all materials dating from the 18th and 19th centuries are reproductions of originals. The research notes and photocopies reflect Wilson's efforts to develop lists of the Cosways' art and determine holdings within specific museums and libraries. There are typescript and handwritten drafts of portions of Wilson's dissertation (Box 2) and card files with research and bibliographic notes (Boxes 3-5). Wilson's correspondence includes drafts of her letters, chiefly requesting information and research materials, and responses from art historians, museum staff, scholars (Box 6). There are photocopies of secondary sources (both from monographs and periodicals) chiefly about the Cosways (Box 7), as well as miscellaneous handwritten lists and photocopied inventories of Cosway artwork and property (Box 8). The collection does include photocopies of original manuscripts including the handwritten 1820 inventory of the Cosway property (Box 8, Folders 6-7) and correspondence and manuscripts of the Cosways (chiefly related to Maria Cosway) (Box 9), as well as a microfilm reel (2 copies) that includes correspondence to and from Cosway in Italian, French, and English, as well as an 1828 diary (Box 11). There are photocopies and some prints of images of Cosway artwork, as well as proof sheets, film negatives, and some photographs of artwork chiefly photographed by Diana Wilson, including from collection at the Fondazione Cosway Maria, Lodi (Box 10). There are also 248 color slides both of Cosway art and unrelated art images presumably used in various presentations (Box 12). Within the collection, there is some discrepancy and overlap between the series. For example, while there is a series "Book and Article photocopies," additional article reproductions can be found in other series. Note: in the contents list, Wilson's name is often abbreviated as "DGW."

Maria Cosway Italian correspondence [typescript and published]

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List of Cosway pieces on loan for an exhibition loan, courtesy of Commander Barnett [photocopy]; I Disegni de Riccardo Cosway nella biblioteca de Lodi at Museo Civico Biblioteca [photocopy]; and handwritten notes on various "Barnett" drawings

Notes and examples of Richard Cosway's writing and signature

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