Richard Cosway
Portrait of a Mother and Daughter

ArtistEnglish, 1742–1821
CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Portrait of a Mother and Daughter
Datec. 1765–1770
MediumWatercolor on ivory, 9k rose gold, hair, and glass
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/2 × 2 1/4 in. (8.9 × 5.7 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, bequest of Caroline A. Ross
Object number2005.1629
Not on view

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Department
Rienzi
Provenance[Judy & Brian Harden Antiques, Gloucestershire, U.K.]; purchased by Caroline Ross, April 18, 2000; bequeathed to MFAH, 2005.
Exhibition History"Love Tokens: Portrait Miniatures from the Caroline A. Ross Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Alice Pratt Brown Gallery and Rienzi; Drawing Room, November 3, 2007-March 3, 2008.

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