Self-Portrait

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Type: Drawings(Opens in new tab)
Date: n.d.
Accession number: 27.141
Maker: Richard Cosway(Opens in new tab) (British, 1742–1821)
Dimensions: 4 3/4 x 3 in. (12.1 x 7.6 cm.)
Medium: pencil, wash, and gouache on paper
Description: Portrait drawing in metal frame
Credit: The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
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Cosway portrayed himself several times in both miniatures and drawings in fancy dress, ranging from Elizabethan to Van Dyck dress to more exotic costumes. In this self-portrait, he appears in Spanish clothing. Cosway promoted his image as a dandy and an erudite collector in these fancy dress self-portraits, drawing upon the compositions of the Old Masters in his own collection. This particular self-portrait was engraved in 1788 and widely circulated.

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