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Title-page: P.669-1985 (1)

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Title-page
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Blake, William

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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, Geoffrey

Dating

1790s
1790 - 1793

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Coloured ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Plate Height 152 mm Width 105 mm
Sheet Height 264 mm Width 195 mm

Techniques used in production

Hand colouring
Colour printing
Relief etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 1
  • Location: Upper right corner
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Number

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Identification numbers

Accession number: P.669-1985 (1)
Primary reference Number: 576
Bindman: 82
Bentley: 98 E

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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