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Richard Cosway, Portrait of the Hon. Henry Erskine, 1793, watercolor on ivory, overall: 2 3/4 x 2 1/8 in. (7 x 5.4 cm), Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Starr and the Starr Foundation, Inc., F58-60/15
Richard Cosway, Portrait of the Hon. Henry Erskine (verso), 1793, watercolor on ivory, overall: 2 3/4 x 2 1/8 in. (7 x 5.4 cm), Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Starr and the Starr Foundation, Inc., F58-60/15
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Richard Cosway, Portrait of the Hon. Henry Erskine, 1793

Artist Richard Cosway (English, 1742–1821)
Title Portrait of the Hon. Henry Erskine
Object Date 1793
Medium Watercolor on ivory
Setting Gilt copper alloy case
Dimensions Overall: 2 3/4 x 2 1/8 in. (7 x 5.4 cm)
Inscription Inscribed on verso: “Rdus Cosway, / R.A. / Primarius Pictor / Serenissimi Walliae / Principis / Pinxit. / 179[illeg.]”
Credit Line Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Starr and the Starr Foundation, Inc., F58-60/15

doi: 10.37764/8322.5.1332

Scholarly research and commentary to be published in 2024.

 

Richard Cosway, Portrait of the Hon. Henry Erskine, 1793, watercolor on ivory, overall: 2 3/4 x 2 1/8 in. (7 x 5.4 cm), Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Starr and the Starr Foundation, Inc., F58-60/15
Richard Cosway, Portrait of the Hon. Henry Erskine (verso), 1793, watercolor on ivory, overall: 2 3/4 x 2 1/8 in. (7 x 5.4 cm), Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Starr and the Starr Foundation, Inc., F58-60/15
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