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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


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    Maria Cosway Italian correspondence [typescript and published]

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    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...

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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

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    Letters from Pierre d'Hancarville to Maria Cosway, in Museo Civico, Lodi (17 letters in Italian) 1787-1791

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    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.

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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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    Letters from Osborn Collection at Beinecke Library at Yale and the Musio Civico at Lodi [photocopies]

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    This folder contains: a. 07/11/1779 copy of letter in Italian to Prince Hoare from? - Five pages b. 01/17/1780 copy of letter in Italian to Prince Hoare from [G. Bastiznelli?] - Four pages plus two pages of handwritten transcription also in Italian c. 02/24/1781 copy of letter in English to "Dear Sir" [Prince Hoare?] modern handwritten note indicates letter is four pages [4th page not found] d. 02/08/1788 copy of letter in English to "Dear Prince" [Prince Hoare] from J. Cavello - Four pages e. 03/02/1788 copy of letter in English from Dr. Burney to Mrs. Cosway - One page f. 01/07/1799 copy of letter in English to Richard Cosway from Benjamin West - One page g. 11/23/1800 copy of letter in English from Mr. Murphy to Richard Cosway - Two pages h. 07/24/1806 copy of letter in English to Prince Hoare from Joseph Bonomi - Two pages i. 01/13/1807 copy of letter in English to "Sir" from Richard Cosway regarding naval prize money - Six pages j. 01/12/1810 copy of letter in English to Richard Cosway from Caleb Whitefoord regarding the Prince of Wales becoming a Patron of the Society of Arts. Also a two page typescript of the handwritten letters - Six pages k. Undated copy of letter from Lady Ailesberg(?) to Mrs. Cosway l. Undated – modern handwritten draft of a letter to Katherine Gordon from DGW regarding assistance on Cosway correspondence

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    28 proof sheets for photographs chiefly of artwork from roll #s 1-14, 16-17, 19-25, 30-31, 33-36; photocopy of inventory of works in Collegio Cosway de Lodi.(May 29, 1910)

    Manuscripts

    Includes photographs of works held by the Fondazione Cosway Maria, Lodi; the Museo Civico; the Victoria & Albert Library; and the British Museum. Descriptions of these items are included in the list in Box 11, Folder 7.

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