Paintings

Frederica, Duchess of York

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Type: Paintings(Opens in new tab)
Date: n.d.
Accession number: 26.15
Maker: Richard Cosway(Opens in new tab) (British, 1742–1821)
Dimensions: 3 7/16 x 2 1/2 in. (8.7 x 6.4 cm.)
Medium: watercolor on ivory
Description: Half-length, standing, full front, head inclined slightly toward right, and looking in the same direction. Hair adorned with pearls, powdered and curled, and falling on both shoulders. She wears a white dress, cut low at the throat, surrounded by a frill; around the waist is a light yellow sash; around her neck is a thin gold chain with a cross suspended. Base of a column at the right, with a sky background.
Credit: The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Department: European Art
Find out more: View in the Art Museum catalog(Opens in new tab)

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