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Richard Crosse

Richard Crosse (1742 - 1810) was active/lived in United Kingdom.  Richard Crosse is known for Miniature portrait painting and sculpture.

Richard Crosse came from Cullompton, Devon and was deaf and mute from birth.  He took up miniature painting as a hobby and won a prize from the Society of Artists which enabled him to move to London where he exhibited at the Society of Artists from 1760 to 1761 and at the Royal Academy from 1770 to 1796.  In 1788 he was appointed Painter in Enamel to George III.

He become proficient as an enamellist (though his works in enamel are rare), and a portrait painter on ivory and in oil.  He created several portraits of his family and a similar enamel miniature of one of his brothers, possibly James, was exhibited Edinburgh, British Portrait Miniatures, 1965, no. 402 (lent by the Hon. Kenneth Thomson, Toronto, Canada), and another in the Victoria and Albert Museum (inv. no. P. 147-1929, identified as James or Edward Crosse).

One of his brothers lived with him in London and liaised with clients on his behalf.  Though he flourished in his professional life,   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 1792 characters.]  Artist bio

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