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COSWAY Maria (1759 – 1838) & GREEN Valentine (1739 – 1813)
"Mrs Cosway", color mezzotint by Valentine Green after the self-portrait of Maria Cosway, dated 1787
Rare color mezzotint titled « Mrs Cosway ». Mentions : « painted by Maria Cosway », « engraved by V. Green Mezzotinto Engraver to his Majesty and to the Elector Palatine. « Published by V. and R. Green, Newman Street, Oxford Street, London, Sept. 1787Framed: 67 cm x 55,5cm – Only the full engraving : 61 x 50 cm – the inner view : 48,8cm x 38,2cm
Maria Cosway was a celebrity of the 18th century and had a love affair with Thomas Jefferson
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Rare color mezzotint version engraved in 1787 by the british engraver Valentine Green after the masterwork of the famous Maria Cosway, her striking self-portrait she painted representing herself showing her arms crossed.
Another color mezzotint (where colors of hat and dress are inverted) belongs to National Gallery of Art, Washington, collections. https://artsy.net/artwork/valentine-green-after-maria-cosway-maria-cecilia-louisa-cosway
Maria Hadfield Cosway was a celebrity of the end of the 18th century.
She was famous as a talented artist and the fashionable Richard Cosway’s wife but also for her great beauty and passion she’s inspired to Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States she met in 1786 although she was married to Cosway.
The high quality of this scarce color mezzotint of a celebrity of the 18th century is emphasized by its old frame.