Cowper Illustrated

Multiple artists/makers

1803

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Title: Cowper Illustrated
Author: William Cowper (British, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, 1731–1800)
Engraver: John Greig (British, active 1803–53)
Engraver: James Storer (British, Cambridge 1771–1853 Islington, London)
Publisher: Vernor and Hood, London
Printer: J. Swan (British, active 1803) , London
Published in: London
Date: 1803
Medium: Illustrations: engraving
Dimensions: 8 7/16 x 5 1/2 in. (21.5 x 14 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, 1941
Object Number: 41.100.192
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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