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Details
Richard Cosway, R.A. (British, 1742-1821)
A boy, in front of a sky background
On ivory; oval, 48 mm. high, gilt-metal frame
A boy, in front of a sky background
On ivory; oval, 48 mm. high, gilt-metal frame
Literature
A. Bartsch, ‘Gesichter unter der Lupe: Neue Ausstellung “Europäische Miniaturen” in der Residenz’, Abendzeitung, 1 June 2005, illustrated.
Exhibited
Vienna, Albertina, Meisterwerke der europäischen Miniaturmalerei von 1750 bis 1850, 1965, no. 59.
From 2005 to 2017 on loan to the museum of the Residenz, Munich, Portrait Miniatures Gallery, case III, no. 2.
From 2005 to 2017 on loan to the museum of the Residenz, Munich, Portrait Miniatures Gallery, case III, no. 2.
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.
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