Blake for him to decorate. Blake did so by surrounding Cumberland's name with figures intended to represent the Seasons, including children hoop rolling and flying kites. Final years Cumberland was also a collector of fossils and from 1810 was an honorary member of the Geological Society. In 1826 he published Reliquiae conservatae, a study of some fossil encrinites. In 1827 he published Essay on the Utility of Collecting the Best Works of the Ancient Engravers of the Italian School, which catalogued his collection of prints. He presented his collections to the Royal Academy and the British Museum. Cumberland's wife Elizabeth died on 2 February 1837. He died on 8 August 1848 in Bristol; they were both buried at St George's Church, Brandon Hill. They had two sons, George and Sydney, and three daughters, Lavinia, Aurora and Eliza. References External links Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery 1754 births 1848 deaths 18th-century English people 19th-century English people Painters from London 19th century in Bristol English art collectors English art critics Artist authors Authors of utopian literature Writers who illustrated their own writing English printmakers English watercolourists English male poets English male non-fiction writers