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Bartolozzi, Francesco, 1727–1815
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Bartolozzi, Gaetano Stefano, 1757–1821
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Cosway, Richard, 1742–1821
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Devis, Arthur William, 1762–1822
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Paintings
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male
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18th century
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canvas
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oil paint
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stipple engraving
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wove paper
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intaglio print
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portrait
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Cosway, Maria Louisa Catherine Cecilia, Baroness Cosway in the nobility of the Austrian empire (1760–1838), history painter and educationist
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Exhibition History
The Conversation Piece - Arthur Devis & His Contemporaries (Yale Center for British Art, 1980-10-01 - 1980-11-30)
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Arthur William Devis, 1762–1822
A Couple, Traditionally Identified as Mr. and Mrs. Fraser
1785 to 1790
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Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
Maria Cosway
1785