Portrait of William Cowper
Title
Portrait of William Cowper
Subject
Portraiture
Description
This mezzotint portrait of William Cowper was engraved by John Smith after an oil painting by John Closterman. It is signed by the artist and engraver in the bottom left and right corners of the portrait. Cowper is portrayed in a flowing wig, cravat, and robes. His name is signed delicately in a plate below his portrait, reading "Gulielmus Cowper Chirurgus" in Latin.
Creator
John Closterman (artist), John Smith (engraver)
Publisher
Printed at the theatre for Samuel Smith and Benjamin Walford, printers to the Royal Society.
Date
1698
Source
The Anatomy of Humane Bodies
Contributor
John Closterman
John Smith
Rights
Public Access (U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2004)
Relation
The Anatomy of Humane Bodies
Format
Jpeg
Language
Latin
Type
Portraiture
Identifier
Seventeenth century English medical practice
Seventeenth century portraiture
Date Created
1698
Is Part Of
The Anatomy of Humane Bodies
Extent
40 x 28 cm
Medium
Mezzotint engraving
Bibliographic Citation
William Cowper. The Anatomy of Humane Bodies. Oxford, Printed at the theatre for Samuel Smith and Benjamin Walford, printers to the Royal Society, 1698.
Files
Citation
John Closterman (artist), John Smith (engraver), “Portrait of William Cowper,” Digital Exhibits, accessed December 22, 2024, https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/items/show/2754.
Item Relations
| This Item | dcterms:relation | Item: The Anatomy of Humane Bodies, Allegorical Title Page |
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