William Cowper, 1731-1800 – Vintage Wall Art
![William Cowper, 1731-1800, [no date recorded on caption card] — antique engraving](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/74/74bc9d461a74-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare antique engraving captures William Cowper, 1731-1800 in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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William Cowper, 1731-1800
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The engraving shows the poet William Cowper, whose life spanned 1731 to 1800, in a portrait engraved by T. Gunbrede after a drawing by T. Laurence. Cowper spent much of his life in rural Buckinghamshire, where he wrote *The Task*, a long blank-verse poem, and the comic ballad *John Gilpin*. Years of depression shaped his reputation, and portraits like this one helped readers link his face to his gentle, melancholy verse. The card records no date, so the print's exact year remains unknown.
| Created / published | [no date recorded on caption card] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : engraving. |
| Notes | Engraving by T. Gunbrede after drawing by T. Laurence. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: A/P/P I.; BI; Pub. Ind.; Shelf. Sources checked: LC/AZ. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 858 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-156716 |
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