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The Industrious Cottager: P.418-1985

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Industrious Cottager

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Blake, William
Draughtsman: Morland, George (After)
Publisher: Macklin, H.

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

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

Place(s) associated

  • London

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

19th Century
Production date: circa AD 1803

Note

Fourth State. Coloured later, 1803?

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black ink
Coloured ink

Components of the work

Support composed of wove paper ( Heavy Wove Paper)
Image Height 214 mm Width 254 mm
Sheet Height 380 mm Width 436 mm

Techniques used in production

Hand colouring
Stipple

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Industrious Cottager.
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: Painted by G Morland
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Engraved by W: Blake
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: London Published Jan[??] 1803 by H. Macklin, Poets Gallery. Fleet Street
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Address

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.418-1985
Primary reference Number: 118145
Essick: XXXI 4H
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 26 January 2023 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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