Richard Cosway

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Apparently a contemporary version of NPG 304, but not by Cosway himself; it differs in detail, principally in the hair and the more dramatic lighting of the head.

Physical descriptionback to top

Clear brown eyes, grey powdered hair, wearing a grey coat with gold buttons and a white waistcoat; there is a thin yellow line round the image and the surround is painted black.

Provenanceback to top

Presented by Heber Mardon 1912.


This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: John Ingamells, National Portrait Gallery: Mid-Georgian Portraits 1760-1790, National Portrait Gallery, 2004, and is as published then. For the most up-to-date details on individual Collection works, we recommend reading the information provided in the Search the Collection results on this website in parallel with this text.

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