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George Cumberland's Card: P.401-1985

Titles

George Cumberland's Card

Maker(s)

Blake, William (Printmaker)

Description

Book plate in P.627-1985 'A Method of Printing'

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) by Keynes, Geoffrey

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1827

Note

Printed in Black ink

School or Style

British

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: Mr. Cumberland.
  • Location: Image centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: W Blake inv & sc:/ A AE 70 1827
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.401-1985
Primary reference Number: 118969
Essick: XXI 1O
Bindman: 654

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 12 March 2021

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 (2022) "George Cumberland's Card" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/118969 Accessed: 2022-06-26 02:43:16

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