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The Little Black Boy: P.679-1985

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Little Black Boy
Songs of Innocence

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Blake, William

Entities

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Notes

History note: Removed from an extra-illustrated copy of Gilchrist's Life of Blake, 1863

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

1780s
1789 - 1790

Note

Early impression

Printed on both sides. First plate on recto, second plate on verso.

School or Style

British

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Green ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Plate Height 115 mm Width 70 mm
Sheet Height 189 mm Width 136 mm

Techniques used in production

Hand colouring
Relief etching

References and bibliographic entries

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Identification numbers

Accession number: P.679-1985
Primary reference Number: 642
Bindman: 221
Bindman: 222

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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