Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by Valentine Green, 1739–1813, British

after Maria Hadfield Cosway, 1759–1838, British

Published by Rupert Green, 1768–1804, British
Title:
Mrs. Cosway
Date:
1787
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 17 3/8 × 13 3/4 inches (44.1 × 34.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, lower center: "106"; lower right: "445"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1970.3.495
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
woman | hat | fichu | ruffles | curls | earrings | muslin | costume | horizon line | turban | portrait | artist | chair | cross (object) | gown | self-portrait
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Two Extraordinary Women : The Lives and Art of Maria Cosway (1760-1838) and Mary Darby Robinson (1757-1800) (The Fralin Museum of Art, University of Virginia, 2016-01-29 - 2016-05-01)
Publications:
Stephen Lloyd, Richard & Maria Cosway: regency artists of taste and fashion, Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh, p. 69, NJ18 C7985 L56 1995 (LC)+ Oversize (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:22183