| Description | the collection of Richard Cosway (1742-1821), painter to the Prince of Wales; some entrants have crosses against them, especially Rubens, Titian, Velasquez and Raphael, presumably showing those pictures in which Jacob, 2nd Earl of Radnor (1750-1828) was interested. It is known that he purchased Raphael's La Fornarina (later reattributed to Sebastiano del Piombo) from this collection, as it is referred to in a letter from R. A. Neville (afterwards Lord Braybroke), in which he endeavours to buy the painting from the Earl, giving a short account of its recent history |