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The Angel of the Divine Presence clothing Adam and Eve with coats of skins
Draughtsman: Blake, William
History note: Painted for Thoams Butts (d. 1846); Thomas Butts, Jnr. (d. 1862); Captain F.J. Butts (d. 1905); bt. from widow through Messrs. Carfax by W. Graham Robertson in 1906; offered for sale at Christie's, 22 July 1949 (2), bt. in by the executors for £1,365
Through the National Art Collections Fund.
Height: 393 mm
Width: 287 mm
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Method of acquisition: Given (1949) by Executors of W. Graham Robertson
Production date: AD 1803
Grey wash
Watercolour
Graphite
Support composed of paper ( stuck down)
Watercolour : Graphite, grey wash and watercolour on paper, stuck down
Inscription present: (b.r.)
Inscription present: (b.r.)
Accession number: PD.29-1949
Primary reference Number: 17494
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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Accession Number: C.206-1928
Accession Number: MAR.M.46-1912
Accession Number: PD.63-1974
Accession Number: T.3-1938
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