ID 793384
Lot 78 | RICHARD COSWAY, R.A. (TIVERTON 1742-1821 LONDON)
Estimate value
£ 30 000 – 50 000
Portrait of Maria Cosway (1760-1838)
pencil, black and red chalk, red and grey ink and wash
8 3⁄8 x 5 1⁄4 in. (21.3 x 13.5 cm.)
Provenance
with Agnew's, London.
J. Pierpont Morgan; Christie's, London, 31 March 1944, lot 89, where purchased by the grandfather of the present owner.
Special notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
| Artist: | Richard Cosway (1742 - 1821) |
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| Applied technique: | Pencil |
| Genre: | Portrait |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, United Kingdom |
| Artist: | Richard Cosway (1742 - 1821) |
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| Applied technique: | Pencil |
| Genre: | Portrait |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, United Kingdom |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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