Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British, William Cowper, Author of "The Task", 1802
- Title:
William Cowper, Author of "The Task"
- Part Of:
Collective Title: The Life, and Posthumous Writings, of William Cowper
- Date:
- 1802
- 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), Image: 7 3/4 × 6 1/2 inches (19.7 × 16.5 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered inside image, lower center: "William Cowper- | Author of "The Task""; lettered below image, lower left: "T. Lawrence R.A.: ad vivum del: 1793."; lower right: W Blake sculp, 1802"; lower center: "Publish'd Nov 5 1802 by J. Johnson St Pauls Church Yard"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1978.43.1668
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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