Christ's troubled sleep: PD.20-1950

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Christ's troubled sleep
Paradise Regained

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Blake, William

Entities

Drawing

Categories

Drawing

Notes

History note: Bt. from Blake by John Linnell, 1825; Linnell trustees; Linnell sale, Christie's, 15 March 1918 (151), bt. by Messrs. Carfax for T.H. Riches (for 2,100 gns.); Mrs. T.H. Riches

Legal notes

Bequeathed 1935.

Measurements and weight

Height: 168 mm
Width: 133 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Riches, Thomas Henry

Dating

Circa 1816 - 1818

Note

One of a series of 12 designs.

School or Style

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Grey wash
Watercolour
Indian ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Pen, Indian ink, grey wash and watercolour on paper

Inscription or legends present

Text: W Blake inv
Location: Lower right
Type: Signature

Text: 8
Location: Below picture

References and bibliographic entries

Life of William Blake page(s): 335, 215-6
The Paintings of William Blake page(s): 69-70
Milton's Poems in English page(s): 278-9
Blake Studies page(s): 144
Letters of William Blake page(s): 145
William Blake: catalogue of the Blake collection in the Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge page(s): 40

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.20-1950
Primary reference Number: 17522
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 July 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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