Richard Cosway

Richard Cosway was a leading English portrait painter of the Georgian and Regency era, noted for his miniatures. He was a contemporary of John Smart, George Engleheart, William Wood, and Richard Crosse. He befriended fellow Freemasons and Swedenborgians William Blake and Chevalier d'Éon. His wife was the Italian-born painter Maria Cosway, a close friend of Thomas Jefferson.

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Also known as Caway, Cosway, cosway richard, Cosway, Richard, Sir, cosway sir r., R. A. Cosway, r. cosway, r. cosway r.a. and 2 other name forms

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