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Illustration to Cowper's "The Task" [book V]

Illustration to Cowper's "The Task" [book V]

Maker (British, 1777-1842)
Additional Title(s)
  • Girtin's Sketching Club Portfolio
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Date1799
Mediumpen and wash over pencil on paper
Dimensions8 7/8 x 11 7/8 in. (22.5 x 30.2 cm.)
DescriptionOne of thirty eight drawings from Girtin's Sketching Club portfolio. Twenty-four in the portfolio (62.78A-X) and fourteen loose, originally from the portfolio (62.78.1A-N).
InscribedInscribed on verso: Cowpers Task Book 5 / R. K. Porter Sepr, 28 1799
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on view
Object number62.78E
Terms
    River Landscape by Moonlight
    River Landscape by Moonlight
    Robert Ker Porter
    n.d.
    Object number: 62.78.1J
    Illustration to Miss Seward's "Louisa"
    Illustration to Miss Seward's "Louisa"
    Robert Ker Porter
    1800
    Object number: 62.78P
    Illustration to Cowper's "The Task" [book V]
    Illustration to Cowper's "The Task" [book V]
    Richard Thomas Underwood
    1799
    Object number: 62.78G
    Illustration to Cowper's "The Task" [book V]
    Illustration to Cowper's "The Task" [book V]
    George Samuel
    1799
    Object number: 62.78F
    Illustration to Cowper's "The Task" [book V]
    Illustration to Cowper's "The Task" [book V]
    Thomas Girtin
    1799
    Object number: 62.78C
    Illustration to Gisborne's "Walks in a Forest"
    Illustration to Gisborne's "Walks in a Forest"
    Robert Ker Porter
    1799
    Object number: 62.78K
    Illustration to Cowper's "The Task" [book V]
    Illustration to Cowper's "The Task" [book V]
    Paul Sandby Munn
    1799
    Object number: 62.78D
    Illustration to Cowper's "The Task"
    Illustration to Cowper's "The Task"
    John Charles Denham
    1799
    Object number: 62.78A
    Russian Sentry
    Russian Sentry
    Robert Ker Porter
    n.d.
    Object number: 59.55.1012
    Military Officer
    Military Officer
    Robert Ker Porter
    1793
    Object number: 71.77
    Stormy Landscape with Lightning
    Stormy Landscape with Lightning
    Unknown
    n.d.
    Object number: 62.78.1N
    Coastal Landscape with Trees and Hills
    Coastal Landscape with Trees and Hills
    Unknown
    n.d.
    Object number: 62.78.1I