Richard Cosway Mrs. Lowther c. 1780 Victoria & Albert Museum |
Richard Cosway (1742-1821) was prominent in England painting portrait miniatures during the years when Jane Austen was busy writing courtship novels. Several pf his pieces are preserved at the Victoria & Albert Museum. Encountering Cosway's work propelled me into another episode of miniature immersion. These are the first fruits of that unregulated passion.
François Guyol Portrait of Father & Daughter c. 1805 Metropolitan Museum |
Richard Cosway Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington 1808 Victoria & Albert Museum |
Thomas Forster Portrait of a woman c. 1700 Metropolitan Museum |
Rosalba Carriera Portrait of a man in armor c. 1710 Metropolitan Museum |
George Engleheart Portrait of Selina Innes late 18th century Victoria & Albert Museum |
George Engleheart Portrait of William Innes late 18th century Victoria & Albert Museum |
Samuel Shelley Annabella & Mary Craufurd 1782 Victoria & Albert Museum |
Hans Holbein Portrait of William Roper 1535-36 Metropolitan Museum |
Hans Holbein Portrait of Margaret Roper 1535-36 Metropolitan Museum |
John Singleton Copley Self-portrait 1769 Metropolitan Museum |
George Engleheart Portrait of a woman c. 1785-90 Victoria & Albert Museum |
Nicholas Hilliard Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex 1588 Metropolitan Museum |
French painter Portrait of a man in armor 18th century Prado |
Sophie Liénard Portrait of a woman c. 1835 Prado |