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Hyperion ('The Bowman'), Study for Gray's 'Poems' page 46
Draughtsman: Blake, William
History note: ....; H.B. Bright by 1863; ....; ?Lt. Col H.S. Drummond; sold Sotheby's, 29 January 1912 (part of lot 102); bt. W. Graham Robertson, sold Christie's, 22 July 1949 lot 77, bt. Hughes for Geoffrey Keynes
Accepted by H.M. Treasury and allocated to the Fitzwilliam Museum through the Minister of the Arts in lieu of capital taxes
Height: 198 mm
Width: 122 mm
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Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1985) by Keynes, Geoffrey
Support composed of paper
Drawing : Graphite on paper
Accession number: PD.167-1985
Primary reference Number: 8863
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Hyperion ('The Bowman'), Study for Gray's 'Poems' page 46" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/8863 Accessed: 2023-03-26 23:13:44
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Accession Number: PD.86-1961
Accession Number: 2784.f41.a
Accession Number: 2784.f40.a
Accession Number: PD.28-1969
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