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The Marriage of Heaven and Hell: P.4172-R

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Titles

The Marriage of Heaven and Hell

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Blake, William

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Legal notes

Bequeathed by the Rev. R. E. Kerrich 1872 (received 1873)

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1873) by Kerrich, Richard Edward

Dating

1820s
Production date: on or after AD 1825

Note

27 plates, bound. Copy I

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Coloured ink
Red ink

Components of the work

Binding composed of leather ( spine only.)
Support composed of paper
Image Height 157 mm Width 111 mm
Sheet Height 292 mm Width 228 mm
Leaf Height 423 mm Width 318 mm

Techniques used in production

Hand colouring
Relief etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Richard Edward Kerrich/ August 31st 1856
  • Location: Fly leaf
  • Method of creation: Handwritten in ink
  • Type: Signature

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.4172-R
Primary reference Number: 118307
Bindman: 82-108
Bentley: 98 I
Bindman (1979): 10

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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