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The Portland Vase
Printmaker:
Blake, William
Draughtsman:
Fuseli, Johann Heinrich
Allocated by H.M. Treasury through the Minister of the Arts, accepted in lieu of capital taxes
Height: 277 mm
Width: 211 mm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1985-04) by Keynes, Sir Geoffrey
Production date: AD 1791
Illustration to The Botanic Garden, A Poem in Two Parts, by Erasmus Darwin, London: Printed for J. Johnson, St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1791.
In-quarto
Support composed of paper
Accession number: P.548-1985
Primary reference Number: 31341
Bentley: 450
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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