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print
;
album
Object Type
print
album
Museum number
1931,0413.500
Description
Two men in classical dress in a prison cell, one in armour falling back into the arms of the other, shading his eyes, while the other leans forward with amazement to right, gesturing towards and looking through the round barred window which is suddenly flooded with light; after Richard Cosway; state before mezzotint. Etching
Producer name
Print made by:
Maria Cosway
After:
Richard Cosway
School/style
British
Production date
1774-1805
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
Dimensions
Height:
228 millimetres
(trimmed)
Width:
195 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
The print is pasted in volume II of Richard Bull's collection of prints by amateurs, see 1931,0413.1. Daniell groups this with a series of 'Mythological Subjects', by Maria after Richard Cosway.
Bibliographic references
Daniell 1890 / A Catalogue Raisonné of the Engraved Works of Richard Cosway, R.A.
(220)
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Colnaghi
Donated by:
Maria Cosway
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Richard Bull
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Elizabeth Bull
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Richard Henry Alexander Bennet
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Richard Henry Alexander Bennet
Acquisition date
1931
Acquisition notes
See 1931,0413.498.
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1931,0413.500