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Richard Cosway

A lady playing a keyboard wearing sixteenth century dress, 1785-1790

14 cm / 5 ½  in
15.20 cm / 6  in
36.50 cm / 14 ⅜  in
36.50 cm / 14 ⅜  in
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Portraits

Richard Cosway (1742-1821)

A lady playing a keyboard wearing sixteenth century dress, 1785-1790

Pen and brown ink on watermarked laid paper, on the original wash-line mount

14 x 15.2 cm.; 5 ½ x 6 inches

Framed size 36.5 x 36.5 cm.; 14 3/8 x 14 3/8 inches

Provenance

Timothy Clowes until 2020

Literature

G. Barnett, Richard and Maria Cosway, London 1995, fig. 38

This lively drawing dates from 1785-1790 when Cosway was experimenting with 16th and 17th century costumes and role-playing. The sitter is one of the artist’s models.

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