Colinet resting by night Thornton's Pastorals of Virgil
Printmaker: Blake, William
Height: 34 mm
Width: 77 mm
Method of acquisition: Given (1924-05-16) by Greg, T. T., Mrs
Production date: AD 1821
Plate 11 to The Pastorals of Virgil, edited by Dr. R.J. Thornton, from the Imitations of the Eclogues, Ambrose Philips, 1821. Of the 230 illustrations, Blake was responsible for designing and executing 4 engravings and 17 woodcuts illustrating Ambrose's Imitation of the Eclogues.
Proof plate after the blocks have been cut down to fit the page.
Support composed of paper
Accession number: P.803-R
Primary reference Number: 703
Bindman: 612
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Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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