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Creator:
Print made by James S. Storer, 1771–1853
after James S. Storer, 1771–1853
Text by William Hayley, 1745–1820
Published by Vernor & Hood, active 1795–1807
Title:

The Shrubbery

Part Of:

Collective Title: The Life, and Posthumous Writings, of William Cowper

Date:
1803-1804
Medium:
Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Binding: 11 1/2 inches (29.2 cm), Sheet: 11 3/8 × 9 inches (28.9 × 22.9 cm), Plate: 9 × 7 inches (22.9 × 17.8 cm), Image: 6 × 4 1/4 inches (15.2 × 10.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Lettered below image, lower center: "Drawn and engraved by Ja S Storer | THE SHRUBBERY. | The Saint or Moralist should read | This moss grown Alley. Cowper | Vide the Shrubbery Vol I. | London: Published by Vernor & Hood, Booksellers in the Poultry; | Ja S Storer & Jn O Greig, Chapel Street, Pentonviller, May 1, 1803."

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1978.43.1660
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Access:
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:7559
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