Obverse of the Coin of Nebuchadnezzar and a Head of "Cancer": P.535-1985

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Obverse of the Coin of Nebuchadnezzar and a Head of "Cancer"
A Treatise on Zodiacal Physiognomy

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Linnell, John
Draughtsman: Blake, William

Entities

Print

Categories

Print

Notes

History note: W.E. Moss collection; Sotheby's 2 March 1937; bt. Keynes (£25)

Legal notes

Allocated by H.M. Treasury through the Minister of the Arts, accepted in lieu of capital taxes

Measurements and weight

Height: 162 mm
Width: 253 mm

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1985-04) by Keynes, Geoffrey

Dating

Production date: AD 1828

Note

Illustration to A Treatise on Zodiacal Physiognomy, by John Varley, London: Published by the Author, 1828

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People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.535-1985
Primary reference Number: 866
Essick: LVII
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 26 January 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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