Richard Cosway
Painting, Visual Artist
1742 – 1821
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Who was Richard Cosway?
Richard Cosway RA was a leading English portrait painter of the Regency era, noted for his miniatures. He was a contemporary of John Smart, George Engleheart, William Wood, and Richard Crosse. His wife was the Italian-born painter Maria Cosway, a close friend of Thomas Jefferson.
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- Born
- Nov 5, 1742
Tiverton, Devon - Spouses
- Maria Cosway
(1781 - )
- Maria Cosway
- Nationality
- England
- Education
- Blundell's School
- Lived in
- Tiverton, Devon
- Died
- Jul 4, 1821
London
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on July 23, 2013
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