Mrs. Robinson as Perdita, ca. 1779, Graphite, blue chalk, and watercolor, with touches of gouache, oval sheet: 7 13/16 x 6 in

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Mrs. Robinson as Perdita, ca. 1779, Graphite, blue chalk, and watercolor, with touches of gouache, oval sheet: 7 13/16 x 6 in. ( x cm), Drawings, Richard Cosway (British, Oakford, Devon 1742–1821 London), This lovely young woman seated in a park, fingering a spindle wound with thread and accompanied by her dog, is Mary Robinson. When she performed the role of Perdita in an adaption of Shakespeare's 'Winter's Tale,' staged by David Garrick in 1779, George, Prince of Wales fell in love with her, and she became his mistress for two years

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