Richard Cosway
(1742-1821), Miniature painterSitter in 16 portraits
Artist associated with 101 portraits
Richard Cosway was the leading portrait miniaturist of the Regency era. His success lay in an ability to enhance the beauty and elegance of all of his sitters. He painted his first portrait of George IV in 1780 and was appointed Painter to the Prince of Wales in 1785. Until the beginning of the Regency in 1811, Cosway enjoyed continuous patronage from the Prince, painting over fifty portraits for him and other members of the royal family. As these miniatures were often exhibited and engraved, Cosway had considerable influence over the official image of the Prince. He married the Anglo-Italian artist Maria Hadfield in 1781 and they much influenced London's fashionable elite and the art world.
by Piercy Roberts, published by John Sewell, after Richard Cosway
stipple engraving, published 20 March 1795
NPG D15020
Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales
by Francesco Bartolozzi, published by Gaetano Stefano Bartolozzi, after Richard Cosway
stipple engraving, published 15 May 1797
NPG D15606
King George IV; Princess Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
by Michael Sloane, published by Luigi Schiavonetti, after Richard Cosway
stipple engraving, published 12 April 1797
NPG D20038
John Boniot De Mainauduc (Demainauduc)
by Pierre Condé, after Richard Cosway
stipple engraving, published 1798
NPG D9243
Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales; Princess Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
by Francesco Bartolozzi, after Richard Cosway
stipple engraving, published 1799
NPG D10848
by Anthony Cardon, after Richard Cosway
stipple engraving, early 19th century
NPG D38376
by Anthony Cardon, after Richard Cosway
stipple engraving, early 19th century
NPG D38377
by Samuel William Reynolds, after Richard Cosway
mezzotint, early 19th century
NPG D2311
Anne Williams Hope (née Goddard, later Baroness von Dopff)
by Henry Bone, possibly after Richard Cosway
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, December 1802
NPG D17590
Possibly Charlotte Maria FitzRoy (née Waldegrave), Duchess of Grafton
by Henry Bone, possibly after Richard Cosway
pencil, pen and ink, 1803
NPG D17326
Anne Williams Hope (née Goddard, later Baroness von Dopff)
by Henry Bone, possibly after Richard Cosway
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, 1803
NPG D17328
George Spencer-Churchill, 5th Duke of Marlborough when Marquis of Blandford
by William Whiston Barney, after Richard Cosway
mezzotint, 1803-1808
NPG D38256
by Anthony Cardon, after Richard Cosway
stipple engraving, published 1804
NPG D19935
King Louis-Philippe I, King of the French when Duc d'Orleans
by Henry Bone, after Richard Cosway
pen and ink, February 1805 (1800-1806)
NPG D17341
George Spencer-Churchill, 6th Duke of Marlborough when Earl of Sunderland; Charles Spencer-Churchill
by and published by William Whiston Barney, after Richard Cosway
mezzotint, published 14 September 1805
NPG D38263
by Henry Bone, after Richard Cosway
pen and ink, December 1806 (circa 1795)
NPG D17599
by Henry Bone, after Richard Cosway
pen and ink, December 1806
NPG D17601
Mary Whitefoord (née Sidday) and Master Charles Whitefoord
by James Anthony Minasi, after Richard Cosway
stipple engraving, published 2 April 1806
NPG D37570
Katherine Sophia, Lady Heathcote
by Henry Bone, after Richard Cosway
pen and ink, 1807 (1795)
NPG D17626
Maria Caroline Duff (née Manners)
by John Samuel Agar, published by Rudolph Ackermann, after Richard Cosway
stipple engraving, published 1807
NPG D35774
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