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ID: 500115280
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500115280
 
Record Type: Person
Cosway, R. (English painter, dealer, and collector, 1742-1821)

Note: The most fashionable miniaturist of his day, Cosway was known for his elegant portraits. His large-scale portraits are considered less successful. He was friends with the Prince of Wales (later Prince Regent). Comment on works: religious, Portraits, mythology, miniatures

Names:
Cosway, Richard (preferred,V,index,LC,Dutch-P,NA)
Richard Cosway (V,display)
Caway, Richard (V)
Cosway, R. (U,English-P,NA,U)
קוסוויי, ר. (U,Hebrew-P,NA,U)
Caway (LU,U)
Cosway (LU,U)
cosway, r. (LU,U)
Cosway, R.A. (LU,U)
Cosway, R. A. (LU,U)
cosway, rich. (LU,U)
cosway richard (LU,U)
Cosway, Richard, Sir (LU,U)
cosway sir r. (LU,U)
cosway, sir richard (LU,U)
Mr. Cosway (LU,U)
R. Cosway (LU,U)
r. cosway r.a. (LU,U)
Sir Richard Cosway (LU,U)

Nationalities:
British (modern) (preferred)
English

Roles:
artist (preferred)
painter
portraitist
miniaturist
draftsman
dealer
collector
owner
miniature painter
art dealer
art collector

Gender: male

Birth and Death Places:
Born:  Devon (England, United Kingdom) (county)
Died:  London (Greater London, England, United Kingdom) (inhabited place)

Events:
active:   London (Greater London, England, United Kingdom) (inhabited place)

Related People or Corporate Bodies:
spouse of ....  Cosway, Maria Louisa Catherine Cecilia  
................  (British painter, etcher, and illustrator, 1759-1838, born in Italy) [500006139]
student of ....  Hudson, Thomas  
..................  (English painter, 1701-1779) [500001473]
teacher of ....  Bestland, Charles  
..................  (British painter and etcher, 1763-ca. 1837) [500029125]
teacher of ....  Kirk, Thomas  
..................  (English painter and printmaker, ca.1765-1797) [500021287]
teacher of ....  Plimer, Nathaniel  
..................  (British miniaturist 1757-1822) [500026089]

List/Hierarchical Position:
 ....  Persons, Artists
 ........  Cosway, R. (I)

Biographies:
(English painter, dealer, and collector, 1742-1821) ..... [VP Preferred]
(British painter, 1740/1742-1821) ..... [BHA]
(British, 1742-1821) ..... [GRLPA]
(British painter, 1742-1821) ..... [PROV]
(British artist, 1742-1821) ..... [WCP]
(British artist, 1742-1821) ..... [WL-Courtauld]
(artist, 1740-1821) ..... [GRL]
(British owner, 1740-1821) ..... [PROV]
(British artist, 1740/42-1821) ..... [PROV]
(Unknown artist) ..... [PROV]
(English painter, 1742-1821) ..... [IMJ]
(English painter, 1742-1821) ..... [RKD]

Additional Names:

Sources and Contributors:
קוסוויי, ר. ........ [IMJ]
......................  Israel Museum Jerusalem database
Caway ........ [PROV]
.............  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Caway, Richard ........ [PROV, VP]
..............................  Getty Provenance Index Databases [online] (1989-)
Cosway ........ [PROV]
...............  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Cosway, R. ........ [GRL, IMJ Preferred]
......................  Israel Museum Jerusalem database
......................  Library of Congress Authorities data (n.d.) n 93108180
cosway, r. ........ [PROV]
....................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Cosway, R.A. ........ [PROV]
...........................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Cosway, R. A. ........ [PROV]
...........................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
cosway, rich. ........ [PROV]
..........................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Cosway, Richard ........ [BHA Preferred, GRISC Preferred, GRL Preferred, GRLPA Preferred, PROV Preferred, RKD Preferred, VP Preferred, WCI Preferred, WCP Preferred, WL-Courtauld Preferred]
................................  Library of Congress Authorities data (n.d.) n 93108180
................................  M. Knoedler & Co. records, Finding Aid, GRI Special Collections (2012-)
................................  Oxford Concise Dictionary of Art and Artists (1996) 123
................................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
................................  RKD Artists database (2000-) 18641
................................  Thieme-Becker, Allgemeines Lexikon der Künstler (1980-1986)
................................  Witt Library, Authority files
cosway richard ........ [PROV]
............................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Cosway, Richard, Sir ........ [PROV]
.........................................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
cosway sir r. ........ [PROV]
........................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
cosway, sir richard ........ [PROV]
....................................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Mr. Cosway ........ [PROV]
......................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
R. Cosway ........ [PROV]
....................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
r. cosway r.a. ........ [PROV]
..........................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Richard Cosway ........ [PROV, VP]
..............................  Getty Provenance Index Databases [online] (1989-)
..............................  Getty Vocabulary Program rules
..............................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Sir Richard Cosway ........ [PROV]
.....................................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)

Subject: ........ [BHA, Gallery Systems, GRISC, GRL, GRLPA, IMJ, PROV, RKD, VP, WCI, WCP, WL-Courtauld]
....................  Balteau et al., Dictionnaire de biographie française (1933-)
....................  Bryan, Painters and Engravers (1964)
....................  Database for the Witt Checklist of Painters c. 1200-1976 (1978-)
....................  Encyclopedia of World Art (1959-1987)
....................  Gallery Systems (2000-) LOC ID: n93108180
....................  Getty Provenance Index Databases [online] (1989-)
....................  Grove Art Online (2003-2008) accessed 23 June 2004
....................  Israel Museum Jerusalem database
....................  Library of Congress Authorities data (n.d.) LOC ID: n93108180
....................  M. Knoedler & Co. records, Finding Aid, GRI Special Collections (2012-)
....................  Oxford Concise Dictionary of Art and Artists (1996) 123
....................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
....................  RILA/BHA (1975-2000)
....................  RKD Artists database (2000-) 18641
....................  Thieme-Becker, Allgemeines Lexikon der Künstler (1980-1986)
....................  Wikidata online (2000-) Q2539929
....................  Witt Library, Authority files
 
Note:
English .......... [WL-Courtauld]
.......... Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
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