Richard Cosway
The Honourable S. Monson
About this artwork
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artist:
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title:The Honourable S. Monson
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Watercolour on ivory in gold frame
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measurements:Height: 3.80 cm
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credit line:Private Collection on long term loan to the National Galleries of Scotland,1999
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accession number:PGL 398
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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.…
