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A madman designated as the poet Nathaniel Lee in Bethlem Hospital. Mezzotint by J. Watts, 1778.

A man wearing a cloak touching the head of a bowing man, during an outdoor ceremony. Aquatint by C.M. Metz after P.P. Rubens (?).

A woman wraps a new born baby in swaddling clothes while the mother recovers in bed, the midwife mops her brow. Colour etching by C.M. Metz after F. Barocci.

The head of a woman flanked by old and crooked men. Etching by C.M.Metz after M. Buonarroti.

Richard & Maria Cosway : Regency artists of taste and fashion / Stephen Lloyd ; with essays by Roy Porter & Aileen Ribeiro.

Three women of the Loftus family (?). Stipple engraving by E. Stodart, 1890, after R. Cosway.

Princess Charlotte Augusta. Stipple engraving by M.A. Bourlier, 1807, after R. Cosway.

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Richard Cosway

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Works from the collections

Richard & Maria Cosway : Regency artists of taste and fashion / Stephen Lloyd ; with essays by Roy Porter & Aileen Ribeiro.

Three women of the Loftus family (?). Stipple engraving by E. Stodart, 1890, after R. Cosway.

Princess Charlotte Augusta. Stipple engraving by M.A. Bourlier, 1807, after R. Cosway.