Print made by John Greig, active 1803–1853, British, The Elms, 1803-1804
- Title:
- The Elms
- 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 1/8 inches (22.9 × 18.1 cm), Image: 6 × 4 1/4 inches (15.2 × 10.8 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered inside image, lower right: "57 Miles from London"; lettered below image, lower center: "Drawn and Engraved by Jn O Greig. | THE ELMS. | There, fast rooted in their bank, | Stand never overlooked our fav'rite elms, | That screen the herdsman's solitary hut | Vide the Task, Book I. | London: Published by Vernor & Hood, Booksellers in the Poultry. | Ja O 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:
- B1978.43.1658
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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