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William Blake
Miniaturist: Linnell, John
History note: John Linnell (d. 1882); the Linnell Trustees; Linnell Sale, Christie's, 15 March, 1918 (part of lot 169); bt. by Messrs Carfax for T.H. Riches (85 gns)
Bequeathed 1935, with a life interest to his widow (d. 1950).
Height: 133 mm
Width: 106 mm
Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Riches, Thomas Henry
Production date: AD 1821 : Date by Bindman, see 'notes'.
Support composed of ivory
Watercolour : Watercolour on ivory
Accession number: PD.61-1950
Primary reference Number: 11967
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "William Blake" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/11967 Accessed: 2023-03-20 20:24:30
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Accession Number: PD.14-1953
Accession Number: PD.31-1949
Accession Number: 456A
Accession Number: PD.13-1953
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