Portrait of Richard Cosway, half-length
Maker
Thomas Hickey (artist)
1741-1824
1741-1824
Title
Portrait of Richard Cosway, half-length
Date of Production
1774
Medium
pastels on paper on laid paper, cut into an oval, laid down
Dimensions
Height: 26 cm
Width: 20.4 cm
Width: 20.4 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.4557
Mode of Acquisition
Robert Clermont Witt, bequest, 1952
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
Squire Gallery (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (now removed) n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 26
p. 26
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: unable to check as is laid down (none visible in raking light).
Inscription: Recto: centre right, black pastel, signed and dated: "T. Hickey / 1774". Backing sheet (removed, see photo): upper centre, graphite: "Richard Cosway Esqr"; lower left, graphite: "T Hickey / 5504". Mount (removed, see photo): lower right, graphite: "Thomas Hickey / 1741-1824 / portrait of Richard Cosway / signed.".
Collector's mark: Backing sheet (removed, see photo): lower centre edge, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: centre right, black pastel, signed and dated: "T. Hickey / 1774". Backing sheet (removed, see photo): upper centre, graphite: "Richard Cosway Esqr"; lower left, graphite: "T Hickey / 5504". Mount (removed, see photo): lower right, graphite: "Thomas Hickey / 1741-1824 / portrait of Richard Cosway / signed.".
Collector's mark: Backing sheet (removed, see photo): lower centre edge, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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