'Nor Fox, nor Wolf, nor Rat among our Sheep': P.59-1950 (7)

Current Location: In storage

Titles

'Nor Fox, nor Wolf, nor Rat among our Sheep'
Thornton's Pastorals of Virgil

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Blake, William

Entities

Print

Categories

Print

Measurements and weight

Height: 36 mm
Width: 75 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Riches, Thomas Henry

Dating

Production date: AD 1821

Note

Plate 6 to The Pastorals of Virgil, edited by Dr. R.J. Thornton, from the Imitations of the Eclogues, Ambrose Philips, 1821. Of the 230 illustrations, Blake was responsible for designing and executing 4 engravings and 17 woodcuts illustrating Ambrose's Imitation of the Eclogues.

School or Style

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

References and bibliographic entries

William Blake: catalogue of the Blake collection in the Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.59-1950 (7)
Primary reference Number: 227332
Bindman: 607
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 8 August 2019 Updated: Friday 20 December 2019

Associated departments & institutions

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

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