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: Mrs. Robinson as Perdita, ca. 1779, Graphite


Mrs. Robinson as Perdita, ca. 1779, Graphite

Mrs. Robinson as Perdita, ca. 1779, Graphite, blue chalk, and watercolor, with touches of gouache, oval sheet: 7 13/16 x 6 in. (19.9 x 15.3 cm), Drawings, Richard Cosway (British, Oakford, Devon 1742-1821 London), This lovely young woman seated in a park, fingering a spindle wound with thread and accompanied by her dog, is Mary Robinson. When she performed the role of Perdita in an adaption of Shakespeare's Winter's Tale, staged by David Garrick in 1779, George, Prince of Wales fell in love with her, and she became his mistress for two years

Picture No
11983112
Media ID
46895960
Size
4056px x 5196px (19.0MB)
Credit
© The Liszt Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Artokoloro Liszt Collection

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1779 Cosway Fingering Garrick Perdita Spindle Staged Thread Wound


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