Portrait of William Cowper
Date
Mid 18th century
Sitter
William Cowper (1661 - 1709, British) , Surgeon
Creator
Thomas Johnson (1708 - 1767, British) , Engraver
After
Henry Overton (1676 - 1751, British) , Printer
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Material
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Dimensions
height (print): 350mm
width (print): 250mm
width (print): 250mm
Subject
Description
Half-length portrait of William Cowper, dressed in a wig, decorative jacket and necktie, presented in an oval frame.
Inscribed: ‘The Right Hon.ble William Lord Cowper Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain/ Tho. Johnson fecit. Printed & Sold by Henry Overton at the White Horse without Newgate.’
William Cowper (c.1666 – 1709), British surgeon, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1699.
Inscribed: ‘The Right Hon.ble William Lord Cowper Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain/ Tho. Johnson fecit. Printed & Sold by Henry Overton at the White Horse without Newgate.’
William Cowper (c.1666 – 1709), British surgeon, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1699.
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