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The House of Death: 1769

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

The House of Death
The Lazar House

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Blake, William

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Description

The print illustrates Milton's 'Paradise Lost', XI, 477-93.

Notes

History note: From the collection of William Linnell; and T.H. Riches.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1935) by Riches, Thomas Henry

Dating

18th Century
Production date: circa AD 1795

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Coloured ink
Bodycolour
Point of the brush
Heightening
Black chalk
Indian ink

Components of the work

Frame Depth 25 mm Height 651 mm Width 855 mm
Paper Height 479 mm Width 603 mm

Techniques used in production

Monotype : Colour printed monotype, finished in black chalk, body colour, watercolour, point of the brush, Indian ink and heightened with white

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Identification numbers

Accession number: 1769
Primary reference Number: 141211
Bindman: 335
Bindman (1979): 17

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 1 April 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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