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Spring: P.673-1985

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Spring
Songs of Innocence

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Blake, William

Entities

Categories

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

1780s
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 116 mm Width 77 mm
Sheet Height 186 mm Width 127 mm

Techniques used in production

Pen and ink
Hand colouring
Relief etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 22
  • Location: Upper right corner
  • Method of creation: Pen and ink
  • Type: Number

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.673-1985
Primary reference Number: 652
Bindman: 231
Bentley: 139 R

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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