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Frontispiece: The Piper: P.670-1985

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Frontispiece: The Piper
Songs of Innocence
Songs of Innocence and Of Experience, Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Blake, William

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Notes

History note: Acquired from Blake by the first Baron Dimsdale; sold for Major Thomas E. Dimsdale at Sotheby's, 24 November 1952, lot 99

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

Production date: AD 1789 : This copy was printed and coloured c. 1794.

School or Style

British

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Brown ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Plate Height 110 mm Width 147 mm
Sheet Height 205 mm Width 146 mm

Techniques used in production

Hand colouring
Relief etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 1
  • Location: Upper right corner
  • Method of creation: Pen and ink
  • Type: Number

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.670-1985
Primary reference Number: 641
Bindman: 215
Bentley: 139 R
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 14 November 2023 Last processed: Thursday 8 February 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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