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Object Type: print
Museum number: 1875,0814.1223
Title: Object: Abelard and Eloisa
Description: Double portrait of Richard Cosway and his wife, posing as Abelard and Heloise; Cosway on the right, one foot on lower step, hand on hip, turned towards his wife, who holds rosary and closed book, facing the viewer; a dog to the left looking up towards them; a fountain with sculpture, column, and garden in background. 1789 Stipple and etching
Producer name: Print made by: Robert Thew; After: Richard Cosway; Published by: M Lawson
School/style: British
Production date: 1789
Production place: Published in: London (England)
Materials: paper
Technique: stipple; etching
Dimensions: Height: 368 millimetres; Width: 230 millimetres (trimmed)
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Curator's comments: See also the same print, with title altered to 'Portraits of Mr & Mrs Cosway' - 1875,0814.1222.
Bibliographic references: O'Donoghue 1908-25 / Catalogue of Engraved British Portraits preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum (7)
Location: Not on display
Associated names: Portrait of: Richard Cosway; Portrait of: Maria Cosway; Associated with: Pierre Abélard; Associated with: Héloïse
Acquisition name: Purchased from: F Halsted
Acquisition date: 1875
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1875,0814.1223

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