Print made by James S. Storer, 1771–1853, British, Cowper's Summer House, 1803-1804
- Title:
- Cowper's Summer House
- Part Of:
Collective Title: The Life, and Posthumous Writings, of William Cowper
- Date:
- 1803-1804
- Materials & Techniques:
- 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), Plate: 9 × 7 inches (22.9 × 17.8 cm), Image: 4 3/4 × 4 1/8 inches (12.1 × 10.5 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered above image, upper center: "Cowper | Illustrated | by a series of views in or near | the PARK of | WESTON-UNDERWOOD | Bucks"; lower center: "Drawn and Engraved by Ja. S Storer | Cowper's Summer House | Had I the choice of sublunary good. | What could I wish that I pofsefs not here? | Vide the Task. Book III. | London; Published by Vernor and Hood, Booksellers in the Poultry, Ja S. Storer and Jn Greig, Chapel Street, Pentonville, May 1st 1803."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1978.43.1654
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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