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William Cowper, Author of "The Task"
Printmaker:
Blake, William
Draughtsman:
Lawrence, Thomas
Allocated by H.M. Treasury through the Minister of the Arts, accepted in lieu of capital taxes
Height: 260 mm
Width: 189 mm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1985-04) by Keynes, Geoffrey
1802 - 1803
Frontispiece to the second volume of The Life and Posthumous Writings of William Cooper, Esqr., with an introductory letter, to the Right Honourable Earl Cowper, by William Hayley, Esqr., Vol. I-III, Chichester: Printed by J. Seagrave, for J. Johnson, St. Paul's Church Yard, London, 1803-1804.
Support composed of paper
Accession number: P.560-1985
Primary reference Number: 31438
Bentley: 468.3
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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