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Har and Heva bathing: Mnetha looking on: PD.13-1953

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Har and Heva bathing: Mnetha looking on
Illustrations to Tiriel

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Blake, William

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Notes

History note: Possibly from the collection of Frederick Tatham (d. 1878); Joseph Hogarth; his sale, Southgate and Barretts, 8 June 1854 (643), bt. by Morley (probably for E. Bicknell); Bicknell sale, Christie's, 1 May 1863 (381), bt. by Herbert P. Horne (d. 1916) (for 9s); acquired by Edward Marsh (through Carfax Gallery) in 1904

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Sir Edward Howard Marsh through the National Art-Collections Fund, 1953

Measurements and weight

Height: 181 mm
Width: 273 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1953) by Marsh, Edward Howard

Dating

1780s
Circa 1785 CE - 1789 CE

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Grey wash
Indian ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Point of the brush, Indian ink and grey wash on paper

References and bibliographic entries

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.13-1953
Primary reference Number: 17459

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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