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Portrait of the young William Blake
Draughtsman: Blake, Catherine
History note: Said to have been given by Mrs Blake to a friend who sold it c. 1886 to Daniels (a printseller in Mortimer Street, London); bt. by Herbert P. Horne (d. 1916); acquired by E.H. Marsh in 1904.
Through the National Art Collections Fund.
Height: 155 mm
Width: 104 mm
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Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1953) by Marsh, Edward Howard
Circa 1827 - 1831
Support composed of paper
Drawing : Graphite on paper
Accession number: PD.14-1953
Primary reference Number: 17578
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Portrait of the young William Blake" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/17578 Accessed: 2023-06-04 16:18:24
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Accession Number: 2784.f41.a
Accession Number: 828.f.37
Accession Number: 2784.f40.a
Accession Number: P.534-1985
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