Lot 91
  • 91

Richard Cosway, R.A.

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description

  • Richard Cosway, R.A.
  • A Man Trapped Between a Lion and a Serpent
  • Pen and brown ink and gray wash

Provenance

Sir Jacob Epstein (1880-1959), according to an inscription on the mount;
sale, London, Christie's, 7 April 1998, lot 1,
where acquired by Bernadette and William M.B. Berger, Denver, Colorado

Catalogue Note

This drawing, in which the heroic figure finds himself in an adverse predicament, dates to circa 1790.  By this time Cosway had firmly established his reputation as one of the leading artists of Georgian London. We are grateful to Dr Stephen Lloyd for his help in cataloguing this work.
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