Richard Cosway, 1742–1821, British, Portrait of a Man in Armour, 1808
- Title:
- Portrait of a Man in Armour
- Former Title(s):
Portrait of a Man in Armour, formerly called Self-Portrait
Self-Portrait- Date:
- 1808
- Materials & Techniques:
- Watercolor and gouache with scraping on ivory
- Dimensions:
- Image: 2 7/8 x 2 3/8 inches (7.3 x 6 cm), Frame: 3 3/8 x 2 3/4 x 1/4 inches (8.6 x 7 x 0.6 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in artist's hand on paper backing in pen and brown ink: "R.rd Cosway | R.A. F.S.t | Primarius Pictor | Serenissimi Walliae | Principi | Pinxit | 1808"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1974.2.21
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors-Miniatures
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- armors | portrait
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:11575
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