Frontispiece: A Father's Memoirs of His Child, by Robert Hartley Cromek

An image of Frontispiece: A Father's Memoirs of His Child. Cromek, Robert Hartley, printmaker (British, 1771-1812). Blake, William, (British, 1757-1827). Paye, Richard Morton (British, op.1773-, d.1821). Engraving, black carbon ink on paper, height, plate, 218 mm, width, plate, 150 mm, height, sheet, 246 mm, width, sheet, 153 mm, 1806. Production Note: Frontispiece to A Father's Memoirs of His Child, by Benjamin Heath Malkin, 1806. Only the surround to the child's head was designed by Blake.

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Frontispiece: A Father's Memoirs of His Child. Cromek, Robert Hartley, printmaker (British, 1771-1812). Blake, William, (British, 1757-1827). Paye, Richard Morton (British, op.1773-, d.1821). Engraving, black carbon ink on paper, height, plate, 218 mm, width, plate, 150 mm, height, sheet, 246 mm, width, sheet, 153 mm, 1806. Production Note: Frontispiece to A Father's Memoirs of His Child, by Benjamin Heath Malkin, 1806. Only the surround to the child's head was designed by Blake.

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