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Preludium II: P.683-1985

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Titles

Preludium II
America A Prophecy

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Blake, William

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Notes

History note: Extracted from an extra-illustrated copy of Bray's Life of Stothard, 1851, in 1941

Legal notes

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

Measurements and weight

Height: 212 mm
Width: 166 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: AD 1793

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Blue ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Colour printing
Relief etching

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Identification numbers

Accession number: P.683-1985
Primary reference Number: 989
Bindman: 149
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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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