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Air: On Cloudy Doubts & Reasoning Cares: P.452-1985

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Air: On Cloudy Doubts & Reasoning Cares
For the Sexes: The Gates of Paradise

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Blake, William
Publisher: Blake, William

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Extracted from an extra-illustrated copy of Bray's life of Stothard, 1851, in 1941

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

1810 - 1820

Note

Plate 4

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Sheet Height 207 mm Width 167 mm
Plate Height 79 mm Width 70 mm

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: - Air - / On Cloudy Doubts & Reasoning Cares
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: 4
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Number
  • Text: Published 17 May 1793 by W Blake Lambeth
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature

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Identification numbers

Accession number: P.452-1985
Primary reference Number: 690
Bindman: 585
Bentley: 45

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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