Rev. John Caspar Lavater: P.427-1985

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Rev. John Caspar Lavater

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Blake, William
Draughtsman: Unknown (After)
Publisher: Johnson, Joseph

Entities

Legal notes

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

Measurements and weight

Height: 366 mm
Width: 293 mm

Place(s) associated

London

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

19th Century
Production date: AD 1800

Note

Third state

School or Style

British

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Line engraving

Inscription or legends present

Text: Blake sculpt.
Location: Lower right
Method of creation: Printed
Type: Signature

Text: REV. JOHN CASPAR LAVATER / of Zurich. Born 1741. Died 1801
Location: Lower centre
Method of creation: Printed
Type: Title

Text: Pubd. May 1. 1800, by J. Johnson, in Saint Paul's Church Yard, London, from a Drawing in his Possession taken in 1787
Location: Lower centre
Method of creation: Printed
Type: Address

References and bibliographic entries

William Blake: catalogue of the Blake collection in the Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.427-1985
Primary reference Number: 118250
Essick: XXIX 3K
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 30 June 2016

Associated departments & institutions

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