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Philander.

Maker

Laurence Joseph Cosse (artist)
active 1784-1837 (Life dates)

Thomas Park (engraver)
1759-1834

Thomas Park (publisher)
1759-1834

Title

Philander.

Date of Production

1 January 1790

Dimensions

Height: 26.3 cm
Width: 18.7 cm

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.3944

Mode of Acquisition

Witt Library, transfer, 1990

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

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Provenance

Information not yet known or updated

Inscriptions

Inscription: Recto: lower left margin, printed: "J.L. Cosse, Delint."; lower right margin, printed: "T. Park, Sculpt."; lower centre margin, printed: "PHILANDER, / What was thy Fate? a menace & a blon; / It call'd Narcissa long before her hour/ It call'd her tender soul by break of bliss / From the first blossom, from the buds of joy. / Dr. Young / Pubd. Janry. 1 1790 by T. Park Margaret Street Westminster"; lower centre mount, typed (later Witt inscription); "J. L. COSSE"; lower centre mount, pencil (later Witt inscription): "Ecole anglais"; lower right mount, stamped: "WITT / LIBRARY / M"; upper left mount, pen (later Witt inscription): "L15/29/D(16)"

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