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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
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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