Richard Cosway
William, 3rd Viscount Courtenay, later 9th Earl of Devon, 1768 - 1835
About this artwork
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title:William, 3rd Viscount Courtenay, later 9th Earl of Devon, 1768 - 1835
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accession number:PGL 395
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materials:Watercolour on ivory in gold frame
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date created:Unknown
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measurements:Height: 7.60 cm
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credit line:Private Collection on long term loan to the National Galleries of Scotland,1999
Richard Cosway
Richard Cosway
Cosway was an important artist and collector in Regency Britain. Born in Devon, he went to London in 1754 to study under the artist William Shipley. His talents were rewarded and in the 1760s he began exhibiting his work at the Free Society of Artists and the Society of Artists.…
