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The Tornado: P.546-1985

Current Location: Gallery 12: William Blake's Universe

Titles

The Tornado

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Blake, William
Draughtsman: Fuseli, Johann Heinrich

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Allocated by H.M. Treasury through the Minister of the Arts, accepted in lieu of capital taxes

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1985-04) by Keynes, Sir Geoffrey

Dating

Production date: on or before AD 1795

Note

Illustration to The Botanic Garden, A Poem in Two Parts, by Erasmus Darwin, London: Printed for J. Johnson, St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1791.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Image Height 210 mm Width 170 mm
Sheet Height 289 mm Width 224 mm

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Tornado
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: H Fuseli RA: inv:
  • Location: Plater lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: W Blake: sc:
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: London, Published Aug.t 1st 1795, by J. Johnson. St. Paul's Church Yard.
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Address

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Identification numbers

Accession number: P.546-1985
Primary reference Number: 118138
Bentley: 450.6

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 19 February 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "The Tornado" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/118138 Accessed: 2024-04-25 09:47:19

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