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Frontispiece: P.28-1988

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Titles

Frontispiece
The Book of Ahania

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 (1988) by Keynes, Sir Geoffrey

Dating

Production date: AD 1795

Note

Frontispiece to the unique existing copy kept in the Library of Congress, Washington

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Coloured ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Plate Height 137 mm Width 100 mm
Sheet Height 283 mm Width 233 mm

Techniques used in production

Colour printing
Etching

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Identification numbers

Accession number: P.28-1988
Primary reference Number: 662
Bindman: 278
Bentley: 14 B a
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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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