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The Death of the Good Old Man: P.522-1985

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Titles

The Death of the Good Old Man
Plate 10 'The Grave' by Robert Blair

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Schiavonetti, Luigi
Draughtsman: Blake, William (After)
Publisher: Ackermann, Rudolph

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, Geoffrey

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1826

Note

Spanish Edition from de Mora's Meditaciones Poeticas.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of wove paper
Plate Height 237 mm Width 277 mm
Sheet Height 274 mm Width 360 mm

Techniques used in production

Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: LA MUERTE DEL JUSTO
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: Drawn by W. Blake.
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Engraved by L. Schiavonetti
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Pub. por R. Ackermann, Londres. y en Megico
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Address

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.522-1985
Primary reference Number: 118157
Bindman: 474
Bentley: 435

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 11 January 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "The Death of the Good Old Man" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/118157 Accessed: 2024-04-20 11:54:05

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