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George Cumberland's Card: P.402-1985

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

George Cumberland's Card

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Blake, William

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) by Keynes, Geoffrey

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1827

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Plate Height 33 mm Width 82 mm
Sheet Height 95 mm Width 145 mm

Techniques used in production

Line engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Mr. Cumberland.
  • Location: Image centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: W Blake inv & sc:/ A AE 70 1827
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.402-1985
Primary reference Number: 118219
Essick: XXI 1P
Bindman: 654
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 11 January 2023 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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