Maria Cosway

Cosway, Maria Louisa Catherine Cecilia

British, 1759 - 1838

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The image displays a woman from the waist up, seated with her arms crossed. She gazes directly at the viewer with a soft expression. She has fair skin, arched eyebrows, and slightly parted lips. Her hair is styled in tight curls with a light blue turban. She wears a white ruffled garment with a high collar and long sleeves. A pastel lavender sash is wrapped around her, and she has a black ribbon or piece of jewelry around her neck. Gold drop earrings are visible. The background is muted brown and seems to suggest a horizon over water. She sits on a richly colored chair.
Maria Cecilia Louisa Cosway, after 1787, color photogravure inked à la poupée on laid paper, Gift of the Estate of John Ellerton Lodge, 1964.18.6

Maria Cecilia Louisa Cosway

· after 1787 · color photogravure inked à la poupée on laid paper ·  Accession ID  1964.18.6

The image shows a woman kneeling with her right arm resting on her head and her left hand on her knee. She has long, curly hair with a wreath of flowers and is wearing a draped garment that exposes her right shoulder. She is looking upwards with a serene expression. The background includes a dramatic sky with rays of light shining down and lush foliage at the bottom.
Valentine Green, Clytie, 1785, mezzotint on laid paper, Paul Mellon Fund, 2001.118.11

Clytie

Valentine Green · 1785 · mezzotint on laid paper ·  Accession ID  2001.118.11