William Cowper: P.559-1985

Current Location: In storage

Titles

William Cowper

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Bartolozzi, Francesco
Draughtsman: Lawrence, Thomas (After)
Printmaker: Blake, William (Formerly attributed)

Entities

Print

Categories

Print

Legal notes

Allocated by H.M. Treasury through the Minister of the Arts, accepted in lieu of capital taxes

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1985-04) by Keynes, Geoffrey

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1799 : Published in 1806 by J. Johnson

Note

Early proof

School or Style

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Plate Height 279 mm Width 204 mm

Techniques used in production

Stipple
Lithography

Inscription or legends present

Text: Proof, evidently by W.Blake, of a portrait of W. Cowper after/ Lawrence. Intended as frontispiece for Hayley's Life of/ Cowper. 1803 vol. II/ This proof differs in many details from/ the published version of the engraving./ G.L.K
Location: Verso
Method of creation: Graphite
Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.559-1985
Primary reference Number: 118256
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 11 January 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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