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The Task--A Poem
Illustrated by: Myles Birket Foster (English, 1825–1899)
Engraved by: Edmund Evans (English, 1826–1905)
Author: William Cowper (English, 1731–1800)
Publisher: Robert Carter and Brothers (American, 19th century)
Engraved by: Edmund Evans (English, 1826–1905)
Author: William Cowper (English, 1731–1800)
Publisher: Robert Carter and Brothers (American, 19th century)
1856
Place of Publication: New York, New York, USA
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with 44 wood engravings
Dimensions
Overall: 21 x 15.5 x 3.2 cm (8 1/4 x 6 1/8 x 1 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.1977
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
New York: Robert Carter and Brothers, 1856
Description(New York: Robert Carter and Brothers, 1856) 21 cm; [7 ff.] 263 pp.; contemporary blind-stamped brown morocco.
ProvenanceWilliam A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to the MFA, November 17, 1937.