On the Receipt of My Mother's Picture
| On the Receipt of My Mother's Picture | |
|---|---|
| by William Cowper | |
| Country | England |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Elegy |
| Publication date | 1798 |
"On the Receipt of My Mother's Picture", also known as "On the Receipt of My Mother's Picture Out of Norfolk", is a 1798 poem by English poet William Cowper, which he wrote because of a love for his mother.