A Catalogue Raisonne Of The Engraved Works Of Richard Cosway

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Excerpt from A Catalogue Raisonne of the Engraved Works of Richard Cosway, R. A I fear, to damn thee, 'twas the devil's sending. Some honest calling quickly find, And bid thy Wife her kitchen mind. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1890 edition. Excerpt: ...III, and was the mother of the two well-known Envoys, Francis James Jackson and Sir George Jackson; she died in the year 1827. It is also sometimes described as a portrait of the wife of Mr. J. Jackson, the manager of the Edinburgh Theatre; but it is much more likely that the above description is the correct one. Whole-length, turned to the right; standing by a fountain, into the falling water of which she puts her right hand. Stipple, by J. Conde," 1794; size 13I by 10 in. (D.) Plate in existence. ( 92 ) General Thaddeus Kosciuszko. The great Polish Patriot; born 1756; accompanied Lafayette to America and fought against England. On the conclusion of the war he returned to Poland, and, in 1794, was put at the head of the Polish army, when his countrymen attempted to gain their independence. In 1816 he settled in Switzerland, but died in the following year. Whole-length, reclining on a couch, head supported by his right hand, facing and looking to the left; table by his side, with sword and address from the Whig Club; Polish hat on stool; underneath four lines of verse by A. M. Porter; dedicated to the Whig Club. Stipple, by A. Cardon, 1798; size 12 by 10J in. (D.); oblong. Lady Caroline Lamb; see under Ponsonby. Laura Maria; see under Mrs. Robinson. ( 93 ) George Ferrars Townshend, Earl of Leicester. Born 1755; Baron Ferrars by inheritance from his mother; created Earl of Leicester, 1784; succeeded as second Marquis Townshend, 1807; died 1811. Half-length, in an oval, with ornamental frame; facing and looking to the right; peer's robe; inscription on tablet underneath. Stipple and line by P. Conde; size o by 7 in. ( 94 ) (Ladies of the Loftus Family) "The Fair Stepmother!' See Frontispiece. Probably portraits of Lady Elizabeth...