Memorial to Edward Hoey, 1793.
manner of Maria Louisa Catherine Cecilia Hadfield, Mrs Richard Cosway (Florence 1759 – Lodi 1838)
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
Unknown
Materials
Enamel
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Dorneywood House and Gardens, Buckinghamshire
NT 1507754
Summary
Miniature, enamel, Memorial to Edward Hoey, 1793, in the manner of Maria Louisa Catherine Cecilia Cosway, Mrs Richard Cosway (Florence 1759 – Lodi 1838). Oval. A widow mourning beside an urn inscribed 'Edwd Hoey Obt. 6th Septr. 1793 Aet 48' ; above the urn flies a cherub with a ribbon inscribed 'Richard Hoey'. The back is set with a blue enamel and seed-pearl urn flanked with foliage on a raised oalescent Guilloche enamelled ground. In engraved wriggle-work mount.
Marks and inscriptions
urn inscribed 'Edwd Hoey Obt. 6th Septr. 1793 Aet 48', ribbon inscribed 'Richard Hoey'
Makers and roles
manner of Maria Louisa Catherine Cecilia Hadfield, Mrs Richard Cosway (Florence 1759 – Lodi 1838), artist