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Death on a Pale Horse
Blake, William
(Draughtsman)
History note: Painted for Thomas Butts (d. 1846); Thomas Butts, Jnr. (d. 1862); his sale, Foster's, 29 June 1853 (91), bt. by Colnaghi (for £1 17s 6d); 'Mr Thomas'; Alfred Aspland by 1876; Aspland sale, Sotheby's, 27 January 1885 (63), bt. by Colnaghi (for £5 10s 0d); Crawford J. Pocock (d. before 1890); offered at Christie's 12-14 May 1891 (585a), (bt. in at 12 gns.); Mrs Crawford Pocock; her sale, Sotheby's, 8 July 1895 (127), bt. by Keppell (for £17 6s 6d); Frederick Hollyer; his sale, Sotheby's, 24 June 1903 (42), bt. by Quaritch (for £60); W.A. White, New York; bt. back 1914 by Quaritch, bt. from them by Friends of the Fitzwilliam (£60)
Height: 393 mm
Width: 311 mm
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Method of acquisition: Given
(1914)
by
The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
Production date: circa AD 1800
Grey wash
Watercolour
Indian ink
Support composed of paper
Watercolour : Pen, Indian ink, grey wash and watercolour on paper
Inscription present: (b.r.)
Accession number: 765
Primary reference Number: 17490
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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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Accession Number: C.38-1934
Accession Number: MAR.M.253-1912
Accession Number: C.1439-1928
Accession Number: PD.186-1948
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