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Portrait of William Blake: PD.196-1985

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Titles

Portrait of William Blake

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Linnell, John

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: By descent from the artist to Mrs. John Lucas, his great-granddaughter; Christie's, 2 March 1971, lot 57; with Colnaghi; Matthew Prior; Geoffrey Keynes

Legal notes

Accepted in lieu of capital taxes and allocated by H.M. Treasury through the Minister of the Arts

Measurements and weight

Height: 212 mm
Width: 164 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Note

Lower left, graphite: a group of faint sketche sof a man's head (?Blake) in profile, to left

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Coloured wash
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Graphite and coloured wash on paper, 'framed' in graphite

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: JL
  • Location: Below left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 8
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: Study by / John Linnell
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: 9
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Ball point

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.196-1985
Primary reference Number: 11984

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020

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 (2024) "Portrait of William Blake" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/11984 Accessed: 2024-04-20 00:10:15

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