An Unknown Young Lady
manner of Richard Cosway RA (Tiverton, Devon 1742 - London 1821)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1700 - 1799
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
740 x 610 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Cragside, Northumberland
NT 1230272
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, An Unknown Young Lady, in the manner of Richard Cosway RA (Tiverton, Devon 1742 - London 1821), 18th century. A half-length portrait of a young lady, her body facing the viewer, her head turned slightly to the right, with long, powdered, curled hair, and wearing a red-brown dress with a blue sash.
Provenance
Armstrong collection; transferred by the Treasury to The National Trust in 1977 via the National Land Fund, aided by 3rd Baron Armstrong of Bamburgh and Cragside (1919 - 1987).
Credit line
Cragside, The Armstrong Collection (acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1977)
Makers and roles
manner of Richard Cosway RA (Tiverton, Devon 1742 - London 1821), artist British (English) School, artist