Artwork

Female Costume Study

Female Costume Study, by Edward Edwards, watercolor, 1787
Female Costume Study, by Edward Edwards, watercolor, 1787

Female Costume Study is a watercolor work on paper by the Rococo painting artist Edward Edwards. It dates from 1787 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.

About this work

Overview

A watercolour study of a woman's costume by Edward Edwards from 1787, the date marked on the mount.

Artist & collection

Portrait of Edward Edwards

Artist

Edward Edwards

Edward Edwards (7 March 1738 – 19 December 1806) was an English painter and etcher. He held the post of Professor of Perspective at the Royal Academy, and compiled a book entitled Anecdotes of Painters (1808).