Richard Cosway, R.A.

估價

5,000 - 7,000 USD

招標截止

描述

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

來源

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

拍品資料及來源

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.