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Mrs Cowper, Mother of the Poet
Printmaker:
Blake, William
Draughtsman:
Heins, Dirck (John Theodore, Sr.)
Allocated by H.M. Treasury through the Minister of the Arts, accepted in lieu of capital taxes
Height: 262 mm
Width: 196 mm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1985-04) by Keynes, Geoffrey
1802 - 1803
Illustration (p. 4) to the first 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.564-1985
Primary reference Number: 31470
Bentley: 468.2
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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