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The Man Sweeping in the Interpreter's Parlour

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An image of Title/s: The Man Sweeping in the Interpreter's Parlour, Pilgrims Progress 
Maker/s: Blake, William (printmaker) British artist, 1757-1827 
Production Notes: Illustration to Bunyan's Pilgrims Progress, Second state 
Technique/s: metal cut, white line method 
Material/s: black carbon ink (medium), paper (support) 
Dimensions: image height: 79 mm, image width: 160 mm
sheet height: 345 mm, sheet width: 245 mm
Date: 1820 to 1824

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Title/s: The Man Sweeping in the Interpreter's Parlour, Pilgrims Progress Maker/s: Blake, William (printmaker) British artist, 1757-1827 Production Notes: Illustration to Bunyan's Pilgrims Progress, Second state Technique/s: metal cut, white line method Material/s: black carbon ink (medium), paper (support) Dimensions: image height: 79 mm, image width: 160 mm sheet height: 345 mm, sheet width: 245 mm Date: 1820 to 1824

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  • Accession Number: P.399-1985
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
  • Photographer name: Andrew Morris
  • Image height: 383 pixels
  • Image width: 760 pixels
  • Processed with: ACD Systems Digital Imaging
  • Filesize: 99.96kB

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