On this day in 1797, Thomas Jefferson wrote to his friend Angelica Schuyler Church, the sister-in-law of Alexander Hamilton, inquiring about their mutual friend, Maria Cosway, a woman who had once ...

Can the team prove that a portrait attributed to pioneering female artist Maria Cosway is actually an undiscovered work of the great Regency artist Sir Thomas Lawrence? Show more In this episode, ...

In this episode, we’re investigating an 18th century family portrait of a young man at the prime of his life. Could a chance sighting by Philip have revealed an undiscovered work by the giant of ...

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The letter was a somewhat indiscreet one for a young matron to write a middle-aged widower—especially when the widower was the eminent Thomas Jefferson, U.S. minister to the court of Louis XVI.

View Maria Cosway, her daughter Louisa and dog Maria stands full-length on steps, wearing 17th century style costume, her dress looped up over an underskirt, her boned bodice over a chemise, a ...

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An exhibition of more than one hundred artists spanning five centuries, “Now You See Us: Women Artists in Britain 1520–1920” was a singular achievement, reflecting a larger trend. Monumental and ...