Property from the collection of the late Timothy Clowes
Richard Cosway, R.A.
A group portrait of musicians, traditionally identified as John Braham (circa 1774-1856), Harriet Abrams (c.1758-1821), and two others, circa 1810
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Property from the collection of the late Timothy Clowes
Richard Cosway, R.A.
Oakford, Devon 1742 - 1821 London
A group portrait of musicians, traditionally identified as John Braham (circa 1774-1856), Harriet Abrams (c.1758-1821), and two others, circa 1810
Pencil and watercolour on laid paper, wash-line mount;
signed lower right: Rd Cosway
218 by 298 mm
Sale, London, Phillips, 7 November 1994, lot 31
Edinburgh, Scottish National Portrait Gallery and London, National Portrait Gallery, 1995-6, no. 156
Harriet Abrams (b. circa 1760) was a soprano and contralto who regularly performed concerts in London. John Brahams was a distinguished tenor.
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