- Object numberCOP39.15a
- TitleExtract from Anecdotes of Painting
- Object
- CreatorEdward Edwards (Author), William Cotton (Translator/Editor)
- DescriptionGeneral Description: Single, loose sheet inserted into volume with transcription (likely in hand of William Cotton III) extracted from Edward Edwards, 'Anecdotes of Painting'(1808) (Leedham, Susan, 2018-01-18)
- Production date, 1808 - 1808,
- Production period19th century
- Inscription
handwritten, loose, : {\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\deff0\deflang1033{\fonttbl{\f0\fnil\fcharset0 Segoe UI;}} \viewkind4\uc1\pard\f0\fs18 'Sir Joshua exhibited a whole length portrait of Lady Elizabeth Keppel in the dress which she wore as Bridesmaid to the Queen. The Lady is represented as decorating the statue of Hymen assisted by a black female servant. In the same year he also produced a picture of Garrick and Comedy and Tragedy, which may be considered his first attempt in historical art composition. Edwards, Anecdotes of Painting p. 1885'. \par } (Description: A single loose sheet, likely to have been written in the hand of William Cotton III, has been inserted into the volume before the print. The text on the page, a quotation from Edward Edwards. Anecdotes of Painting (London, 1808), reads:)
- Associations
Named Collection: Cottonian Collection