See also:

• RICHARD
• RICHARD (d. 1184)
• RICHARD, FRANCOIS MARIE BENJAMIN (18,9-1908)
• RICHARD, HENRY (1812-1888)
• RICHARD, ST

RICHARD See also:

• RICHARD COSWAY (c. 1742-1821)

COSWAY (c. 1742-1821)  , See also:

• ENGLISH

English See also:

• MINIATURE

miniature painter, was baptized in 1742; his See also:

• FATHER

father was See also:

• MASTER (Lat. magister, related to tnagis, more, as the corresponding minister is to minus, less; the English form is due partly to the O. Eng. maegister, and partly to O. Fr. maistre, mod. maitre; cf. Du. meester, Ger. Meister, Ital. maestro)

master of Blundell's school, See also:

• TIVERTON

Tiverton, where See also:

• COSWAY, RICHARD (c. 1742-1821)

Cosway was educated, and his See also:

• UNCLE

uncle See also:

• MAYOR (Lat. major, greater)
• MAYOR, JOHN EYTON BICKERSTETH (1825– )

mayor of that See also:

• TOWN

town . He it was who, in See also:

• CONJUNCTION (from Lat. conjungere, to join together)

conjunction with the boy's godfather, persuaded the father to allow See also:

• RICHARD
• RICHARD (d. 1184)
• RICHARD, FRANCOIS MARIE BENJAMIN (18,9-1908)
• RICHARD, HENRY (1812-1888)
• RICHARD, ST

Richard to proceed to See also:

• LONDON

London before he was twelve years old, to take lessons in See also:

• DRAWING

drawing, and undertook to support him there . On his arrival, the youthful artist won the first See also:

• PRIZE, or PRIZE OF WAR (Fr. prise, from prendre, to take)

prize given by the newly founded Society of Arts, of the See also:

• MONEY

money value of five guineas . He went to See also:

• THOMAS
• THOMAS (c. 1654-1720)
• THOMAS (d. 110o)
• THOMAS, ARTHUR GORING (1850-1892)
• THOMAS, CHARLES LOUIS AMBROISE (1811-1896)
• THOMAS, GEORGE (c. 1756-1802)
• THOMAS, GEORGE HENRY (1816-187o)
• THOMAS, ISAIAH (1749-1831)
• THOMAS, PIERRE (1634-1698)
• THOMAS, SIDNEY GILCHRIST (1850-1885)
• THOMAS, ST
• THOMAS, THEODORE (1835-1905)
• THOMAS, WILLIAM (d. 1554)

Thomas See also:

• HUDSON
• HUDSON, GEORGE (180o-1871)
• HUDSON, HENRY
• HUDSON, JOHN (1662–1719)

Hudson for his earliest instruction, but remained with him only a few months, and then attended See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

William See also:

• SHIPLEY
• SHIPLEY, JONATHAN (1714-1788)

Shipley's drawing class, where he remained until he began to See also:

• WORK

work on his own See also:

• ACCOUNT
• ACCOUNT (through O. Fr. acont, Late Lat. comptum, cornputare, to calculate)

account in 176o . He was one of the earliest members of the Royal See also:

• ACADEMY, GREEK
• ACADEMY, ROYAL

Academy, See also:

• ASSOCIATE (Lat. associates, from ad, to, and sociare to join)

Associate in 1770 and Royal Academician in 1771 . His success in miniature See also:

• PAINTING

painting is said to have been started by his See also:

• CLEVER

clever portrait of Mrs See also:

• FITZHERBERT, SIR ANTHONY (1470–1538)
• FITZHERBERT, THOMAS (1552–1640)

Fitzherbert, which gave See also:

• GREAT

great See also:

• SATISFACTION (Lat. salisfacerc, to satisfy)

satisfaction to the See also:

• PRINCE
• PRINCE (Lat. princeps, from primus capio, " I am the first to take "; Ital. principe, Fr. prince)

prince of See also:

• WALES (Cymru, Gwalia, Cambria)

Wales, and brought Cosway his earliest great See also:

• PATRON

patron . He speedily became one of the most popular artists of the See also:

• DAY (O. Eng. dreg, Ger. Tag; according to the New English Dictionary, " in no way related to the Lat. dies")
• DAY, JOHN (1574-1640?)
• DAY, THOMAS (1748-1789)

day, and his See also:

• RESIDENCE (Latin residere, to remain behind, to dwell, reside)

residence at See also:

• SCHOMBERG (originally SCHONBERG), FRIEDRICH HERMANN (Or FREDERIC ARMAND), DUKE OF (c. 1615—1690)

Schomberg See also:

• HOUSE
• HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

House, See also:

• PALL

Pall Mall, was a well-known aristocratic See also:

• RENDEZVOUS

rendezvous . In 1791 he removed to See also:

• STRATFORD
• STRATFORD, JOHN DE (d. 1348)

Stratford See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

Place, where he lived in a See also:

• STATE
• STATE, GREAT OFFICERS OF

state of great magnificence till 1821, when after selling most of the treasures he had accumulated he went to reside in Edgware Road . He died on the 4th of See also:

• JULY

July 1821, when See also:

• DRIVING (from " to drive," i.e. generally to propel, force along or in, a word common in various forms to the Teutonic languages)

driving in a See also:

• CARRIAGE

carriage with his friend See also:

• MISS

Miss Udney . He was buried in Marylebone New See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

church . He married in 1781 Maria Hadfield, who survived him many years, and died in See also:

• ITALY
• ITALY (Italia)

Italy in See also:

• JANUARY

January 1838, in a school for girls which she had founded, and which she had attached to an important religious See also:

• ORDER
• ORDER (through Fr. ordre, for earlier ordene, from Lat. ordo, ordinis, rank, service, arrangement; the ultimate source is generally taken to be the root seen in Lat. oriri, rise, arise, begin; cf. " origin ")
• ORDER, HOLY

order devoted to the cause of See also:

• FEMALE

female See also:

• EDUCATION

education, known as the See also:

• DAME
• DAME (through the Fr. from Lat. domina, mistress, lady, the feminine of dominus, master, lord)

Dame Inglesi . She had been created a baroness of the See also:

• EMPIRE

Empire on account of her devotion to female education by the See also:

• EMPEROR (Fr. empereur, from the Lat. imperator)

emperor See also:

• FRANCIS
• FRANCIS (FRarrcols) OF SALES, ST (1567-1622)
• FRANCIS (Lat. Franciscus, Ital. Francesco, Span. Francisco, Fr. Francois, Ger. Franz)
• FRANCIS, SIR PHILIP (174o-1818)

Francis L in 1834 .

Her See also:

• COLLEGE (Collegium)

college still exists, and in it are preserved many of the things which had belonged to her and her See also:

• HUSBAND

husband . Cosway had one See also:

• CHILD
• CHILD, FRANCIS JAMES (1825-1896)
• CHILD, L
• CHILD, LYDIA MARIA (1802-1880)
• CHILD, SIR FRANCIS (1642-1713)
• CHILD, SIR JOHN (d. 1690)
• CHILD, SIR JOSIAH (163o - 1699)

child who died See also:

• YOUNG
• YOUNG, A
• YOUNG, ARTHUR (1741-1820)
• YOUNG, BRIGHAM (1801-1877)
• YOUNG, CHARLES MAYNE (1777–1856)
• YOUNG, EDWARD (1683–1765)
• YOUNG, JAMES (1811-1883)
• YOUNG, THOMAS (1773-1829)

young . She is the subject of one of his most celebrated engravings . He painted miniatures of very many members of the royal See also:

• FAMILY

family, and of the leading persons who formed the See also:

• COURT
• COURT (from the O. Fr. court, Late Lat. cortis, curtis, a popular form of class. Lat. cohors, gen. cohortis; the mod. Fr. form tour is due to the influence of the Lat. curia, the word used in medieval documents to translate " court " in the feudal sense)
• COURT, ANTOINE (1696-176o)

court of the prince See also:

• REGENT (from Lat. regere, to rule)

regent . Perhaps his most beautiful work is his miniature of Madame du See also:

• BARRY
• BARRY, ELIZABETH (1658—1713)
• BARRY, JAMES (1741—1806)
• BARRY, SIR CHARLES (1795-1860)
• BARRY, SIR REDMOND (1813-188o)
• BARRY, SPRANGER (1719-1777)

Barry, painted in 1791, when that See also:

• LADY (0. Eng. hlaefdige, Mid. Eng. ldfdi, lavedi; the first part of the word is hldf, loaf, bread, as in the corresponding hldford, lord; the second part is usually taken to be from the root dig-, to knead, seen also in " dough "; the sense development fr

lady was residing in Bruton See also:

• STREET
• STREET, GEORGE EDMUND (1824-1881)

Street, See also:

• BERKELEY
• BERKELEY, GEORGE (1685–1753)
• BERKELEY, MILES JOSEPH (1803-1889)
• BERKELEY, SIR WILLIAM (c. 1608-1677)

Berkeley Square . This portrait, together with many other splendid See also:

• WORKS

works by Cosway, came into the collection of Mr J . Pierpont See also:

• MORGAN
• MORGAN, DANIEL (1736-1802)
• MORGAN, EDWIN DENNISON (1811-1883)
• MORGAN, JOHN HUNT (1825-1864)
• MORGAN, JOHN PIERPONT (1837–1913)
• MORGAN, LEWIS HENRY (1818-1881)
• MORGAN, SYDNEY, LADY (c. 1783-1859)
• MORGAN, THOMAS (d. 1743)

Morgan . There are many miniatures by this artist inthe royal collection at See also:

• WINDSOR
• WINDSOR (properly NEw WINDSOR)

Windsor See also:

• CASTLE
• CASTLE (Lat. castellum, a fort, diminutive of castra, a camp; Fr. chateau and chdtel)

Castle, at Belvoir Castle and in other important collections . His work is of great See also:

• CHARM (through the Fr. from the Lat. carmen, a song)

charm and of remarkable purity, and he is certainly the most brilliant miniature painter of the 18th See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century . For a full account of the artist and his wife, see Richard Cosway, R.A., by G . C . See also:

• WILLIAMSON, ALEXANDER WILLIAM (1824–1904)
• WILLIAMSON, SIR JOSEPH (1633–1701)
• WILLIAMSON, WILLIAM CRAWFORD (18r6–1895)

Williamson (1905) .

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