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Frontispiece A Father's Memoirs of His Child
Printmaker:
Cromek, Robert Hartley
Draughtsman:
Blake, William
Draughtsman:
Paye, Richard Morton
History note: G. Trower; given by G. Trower to J. Gilpin in 1807; Mrs Gilpin; given by Mrs Gilpin to Miss Oliver
Method of acquisition: Bought (1909) by Tregaskis
Production date: AD 1806
Frontispiece to A Father's Memoirs of His Child, by Benjamin Heath Malkin, 1806
Only the surround to the child's head was designed by Blake.
Support
composed of
paper
Plate
Height 218 mm
Width 150 mm
Sheet
Height 246 mm
Width 153 mm
Accession number: P.792-R
Primary reference Number: 680
Bindman: 410
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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