The second Compartment: P.555-1985

Awaiting location update

Titles

The second Compartment
The Portland Vase

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Blake, William
Draughtsman: Fuseli, Johann Heinrich

Entities

Print

Categories

Print

Legal notes

Allocated by H.M. Treasury through the Minister of the Arts, accepted in lieu of capital taxes

Measurements and weight

Height: 132 mm
Width: 215 mm

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1985-04) by Keynes, Sir Geoffrey

Dating

Production date: AD 1791

Note

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-octavo

School or Style

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Inscription or legends present

Text: The second Compartment.
Location: Plate upper centre
Method of creation: Printed
Type: Title

Text: London, Published Dec.r 1st 1791, by J. Johnson, St. Paul's Church Yard.
Location: Plate lower centre
Method of creation: Printed
Type: Address

Text: Blake
Location: Image lower right
Method of creation: Printed
Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.555-1985
Primary reference Number: 31374
Bentley: 450
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 11 January 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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            The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "The second Compartment" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/31374 Accessed: 2023-01-30 22:42:00

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            University of Cambridge}}

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