Cosway's flamboyant personality, eccentric mysticism, and brilliant marriage to Maria Hadfield during the 1780s brought him celebrity and notoriety. He was the principal recorder of the Prince of Wales' image from 1780 to 1808, as well as having exerted a great influence on his patron's artistic taste and collecting during that period. Perhaps Cosway's greatest achievement, however, was as a connoisseur, virtuoso, and collector - particularly of Old Master painting. He was undoubtedly the most important, influential, and fashionable portrait miniaturist.
- ISBN10 0906290813
- ISBN13 9780906290811
- Publish Date 5 September 2005
- Publish Status Unknown
- Out of Print 11 May 2023
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Unicorn Publishing Group
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 160
- Language English