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Canto IV, Verse 328: P.565-1985 (4)

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Canto IV, Verse 328
The Triumphs of Temper

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Blake, William
Draughtsman: Flaxman, Mary Ann

Entities

Categories

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

Production date: AD 1803

Note

Plate 4 to The Triumphs of Temper, A Poem in Six Cantos by William Hayley With Designs by Maria Flaxman. Chichester: by J. Seagrave for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1803

School or Style

British

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Plate Height 136 mm Width 82 mm
Sheet Height 226 mm Width 154 mm

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Canto IV. Verse 328
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: Maria Flaxman inv. & del.
  • Location: Plate lower left corner
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: W. Blake sculp.
  • Location: Plate lower right corner
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Publish'd May 1. 1803 by Cadell & Davies Strand
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Address
  • Text: Look what a fine morning it is. Insects, / Birds, & Animals, are all enjoying existence.
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.565-1985 (4)
Primary reference Number: 900
Bentley: 471
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 8 March 2024 Last processed: Friday 25 October 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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