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Democritus
Printmaker:
Blake, William
Draughtsman:
Rubens, Peter Paul
(After)
Allocated by H.M. Treasury through the Minister of the Arts, accepted in lieu of capital taxes
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1985-04) by Keynes, Geoffrey
Production date: AD 1789
Illustration to Essays on physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind, by John Caspar Lavater, London: Printed for John Murray, No. 32, Fleet-Street, 1789
Support
composed of
paper
Plate
Height 273 mm
Width 226 mm
Sheet
Height 330 mm
Width 280 mm
Accession number: P.570-1985
Primary reference Number: 31762
Bentley: 481.2
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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