Yale Center for British Art

Creator:

Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British

after George Romney, 1734–1802, British

Text by William Hayley, 1745–1820, British

Published by Joseph Johnson, 1738–1809, British

Title:

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)

Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Lettered below image, lower left: "From a Portrait in Crayons Drawn from the Life of Romney in 1792 Engraved by Blake 1802" | WILLIAM COWPER | Carmine Nobilem | Published November 5, 1802, by J. Johnson St Paul's Church Yard."

Credit Line:

Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Copyright Status:

Public Domain

Accession Number:

B1978.43.1653

Classification:

Prints

Collection:

Prints and Drawings

Currently On View:

Not on view

Exhibition History:

The Human Form Divine - William Blake from the Paul Mellon Collection (Yale Center for British Art, 1997-04-02 - 1997-07-06)

Link:

https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:7542