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The House of Death The Lazar House
Printmaker: Blake, William
The print illustrates Milton's 'Paradise Lost', XI, 477-93.
History note: From the collection of William Linnell; and T.H. Riches.
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1935) by Riches, Thomas Henry
18th Century
Production date:
circa
AD 1795
Coloured ink
Bodycolour
Point of the brush
Heightening
Black chalk
Indian ink
Frame
Depth 25 mm
Height 651 mm
Width 855 mm
Paper
Height 479 mm
Width 603 mm
Monotype : Colour printed monotype, finished in black chalk, body colour, watercolour, point of the brush, Indian ink and heightened with white
Accession number: 1769
Primary reference Number: 141211
Bindman: 335
Bindman (1979): 17
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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