Mrs. Robinson as Perdita
Medium
Graphite, blue chalk, and watercolor, with touches of gouache (bodycolor)
Dimensions
oval sheet: 7 13/16 x 6 in. (19.9 x 15.3 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Alexandrine Sinsheimer, 1958
Accession Number
59.23.21
Tags
ActressesWomenDogsShakespeare
About the Artist
Richard Cosway|Mary "Perdita" Robinson|William Shakespeare
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