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Portrait of Rev. John Cowper: P.14842-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Portrait of Rev. John Cowper

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Printmaker: Unknown

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Description

Etching on paper. Head and shoulders portrait of a young man in profile facing right with natural, chin-length hair, curled upwards at the back. He wears a plain coat and neck-tie. An inscription in pen and ink on the board below (probably curatorial in origin): 'REV. JOHN COWPER, FELLOW OF BENET- / CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE. BROTHER OF / THE POET.'. Rev. John Cowper (1737-1770) became a Fellow of Corpus Christi (Benet) College, Cambridge in 1763. He was Rector of Foxton from 1765 until his death in 1770. He was the younger brother of William Cowper, the poet. See also P.14849-R, another impression. See Notes.

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Note

Height 110mm (cut within platemark) x width 80mm (cut within the platemark)

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.14842-R
Primary reference Number: 225451
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Audit data

Created: Wednesday 5 September 2018 Updated: Monday 7 January 2019 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Portrait of Rev. John Cowper" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/225451 Accessed: 2024-11-26 21:09:36

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/225451 |title=Portrait of Rev. John Cowper |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-26 21:09:36|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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