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The Day of Judgment: P.528-1985

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Titles

The Day of Judgment
Plate 8 '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 277 mm Width 221 mm
Sheet Height 316 mm Width 246 mm

Techniques used in production

Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: EL JUICIO
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: Drawn by W. Blake.
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Etched 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.528-1985
Primary reference Number: 118163
Bindman: 472
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 Day of Judgment" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/118163 Accessed: 2024-04-19 12:42:00

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