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Proposition I: P.497-1985

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Proposition I
There is No Natural Religion

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Blake, William

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

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

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: AD 1788

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Coloured ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Sheet Height 233 mm Width 287 mm
Plate Height 52 mm Width 42 mm

Techniques used in production

Pen and ink
Hand colouring
Colour printing
Relief etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 57
  • Location: Upper right corner
  • Method of creation: Pen and ink
  • Type: Number

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.497-1985
Primary reference Number: 572
Bindman: 12
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 8 March 2024 Last processed: Friday 25 October 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Proposition I" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/572 Accessed: 2024-12-24 03:45:08

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