William Blake

1808, published 1813

Luigi Schiavonetti

Artist, Italian, 1765 - 1810

Robert Hartley Cromek

Publisher, British, 1771 - 1812

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on India paper [proof]

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 37.2 × 26.2 cm (14 5/8 × 10 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 43.5 × 31 cm (17 1/8 × 12 3/16 in.)

  • Accession

    2016.175.7

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Le Blanc 1854 - 1888, undesc.

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dawson Turner, London; (his sale, London, 16 May 1859, part of lot 1370) (dealer notes). (Christopher Mendez, London); purchased 2016 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1854

  • Le Blanc, Charles. _Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes, contenant le dictionnaire des graveurs de toutes les nations, dans lequel sont decrites les estampes rares, precieuses et interessantes avec l'indication de leurs differents etats et des prix auxquels: undesc

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Painted by T. Phillips RA; lower right in plate: Engraved by L Schiavonetti VA; lower center in plate: William Blake / London, Published by R. H. Cromek, 64, Newman St. May 1st 1808

Wikidata ID

Q77258604

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