Only Connect - Ludwig van Beethoven <> Richard Cosway
How are these sitters connected?
Ludwig van Beethoven
by Lazarus Gottlieb Sichling, after Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller
(1823)
NPG D13759
Richard Cosway
after Richard Cosway
based on a work of circa 1790
NPG 1678
The connection
The retinue of Richard Cosway’s patron, the Prince Regent, included the violinist, George Bridgetower. He was sent to Vienna, where he collaborated with Ludwig van Beethoven.
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