Self-Portrait

Richard Cosway

ca. 1770–75

Self-Portrait by Richard Cosway

Medium

Ivory

Dimensions

Oval, 2 x 1 5/8 in. (50 x 42 mm)

Classification

Miniatures

Department

European Paintings

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Charlotte Guilford Muhlhofer, 1962

Accession Number

62.49

Tags

ProfilesMenSelf-portraits

About the Artist

Richard Cosway

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

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