Self-Portrait
Richard Cosway
ca. 1770–75
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