Sidi Hadji Abdurrahman Adja (1720–1792)
Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
Catalogue
- Year
- 1786
- Dimensions
- Matted: 38.4 x 28.6 cm (15 1/8 x 11 1/4 in.); Sheet: 33.2 x 24.9 cm (13 1/16 x 9 13/16 in.)
- Collection
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Artist
- Richard Cosway
Artist
Painting
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 Wood, and Richard Crosse. He befriended fellow Freemason and Swedenborgians William Blake and Chevalier d'Éon. His wife was the Italian-born painter Maria Cosway, a close friend of Thomas Jefferson.
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Record
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- Richard Cosway
- Year
- 1786
- Dimensions
- Matted: 38.4 x 28.6 cm (15 1/8 x 11 1/4 in.); Sheet: 33.2 x 24.9 cm (13 1/16 x 9 13/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1786-333673
Source
- Collection
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Source
- cleveland
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified