Richard Cosway
British · 1742–1821 · Painter, Printmaker
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… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Portrait of Izabella Czartoryska (1743 - 1835)Chorley's · £1,800≈ $2,409≈ €2,118Sign up to see
Portrait of Lady OrdeChorley's · £900≈ $1,204≈ €1,059Sign up to see
Portrait de Lord Thomas Lyttelton (1744-1779)Piguet Hôtel des Ventes · CHF 1,000≈ $1,104≈ £886≈ €1,031Sign up to see
Richard Cosway’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Price trend
5 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.1kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $1.1kSign up |
| Oil | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.1kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $1.1kSign up |
| Works on paper | 6 | 5 | 83% | $1.1kSign up | $830Sign up | $2.4kSign up |
| Watercolor | 4 | 3 | 75% | $1.4kSign up | $1.2kSign up | $2.4kSign up |
| Drawing | 2 | 2 | 100% | $536Sign up | $536Sign up | $830Sign up |
| Other | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.