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The Idle Laundress: P.422-1985

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Idle Laundress

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Blake, William
Painter: Morland, George (After)
Publisher: Macklin, H.

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

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

Place(s) associated

  • London

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century
Circa 1788 - Circa 1805

Note

Third State. Coloured later, 1803?

School or Style

British

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Black ink
Coloured ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Sheet Height 379 mm Width 427 mm
Image

Techniques used in production

Hand colouring
Stipple

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: THE IDLE LAUNDRESS.
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: Painted by G. Morland
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Engraved by W. Blake
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: London. Published Janyr 1803 by H. Macklin Poets Gallery. Fleet Street.
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.422-1985
Primary reference Number: 118125
Essick: XXX 3F
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 26 January 2023 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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