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Thenot and Colinet Folding their Flocks together at Sunset: P.59-1950 (14)

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Thenot and Colinet Folding their Flocks together at Sunset
Thornton's Pastorals of Virgil

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Blake, William

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 37 mm
Width: 79 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: AD 1821

Note

Plate 13 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

British

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.59-1950 (14)
Primary reference Number: 227333
Bindman: 614
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Audit data

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