Head of a Damned Soul: P.423-1985

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Head of a Damned Soul

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Blake, William
Painter: Fuseli, Johann Heinrich (After)

Entities

Print

Categories

Print

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, Sir Geoffrey

Dating

Circa 1788 CE - 1790 CE

Note

I/II.

School or Style

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of wove paper
Plate Height 433 mm Width 331 mm
Sheet Height 473 mm Width 380 mm

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Inscription or legends present

Text: H Fuseli
Location: Lower left
Method of creation: Graphite
Type: Inscription

Text: Wm Blake
Location: Lower right
Method of creation: Graphite
Type: Inscription

Text: 200 £5-5-0
Location: Verso
Method of creation: Graphite
Type: Inscription

References and bibliographic entries

The separate plates of William Blake page(s): 171
William Blake: catalogue of the Blake collection in the Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge page(s): 74

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Identification numbers

Accession number: P.423-1985
Primary reference Number: 81655
Bindman: 79
Essick: XXXII I/II
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 13 May 2021

Associated departments & institutions

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

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