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Songs of Innocence and of Experience: P.124-1950

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Titles

Songs of Innocence and of Experience

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Blake, William

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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 (1935) by Riches, Thomas Henry

Dating

1790s
1800s
In or after 1794 CE - In or after 1808 CE

Note

54 plates

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Coloured ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Leaf Height 300 mm Width 215 mm

Techniques used in production

Hand colouring
Drawing
Relief etching

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.124-1950
Primary reference Number: 118266
Bindman: 214-269
Bentley: copy R

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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