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Title
Abraham Cowley (1618–1667)
Date
18th C
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 74 x W 62 cm
Accession number
PO-0121
Acquisition method
gifted by Sir Louis Sterling, 1951 (from Christies, 29th June 1951); previously: Edward Harley (1689–1741), 2nd Earl of Oxford; Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield; Henry Lascelles, later 6th Earl of Harewood, 1918 (from house sale, Leedam and Harrison, 15th–25th July 1918)
Work type
Painting