Preludium Europe A Prophecy
Printmaker: Blake, William
From the upper part of the plate. Printed in blue-green and finished by richly painting the image with watercolours. The design shows a squatting man with a dagger lying in wait for a traveller.
History note: George Richmond; given to his son John Richmond in 1890; GLK bt. from Mrs John Richmond in 1927.
From the collection of Sir Geoffrey Keynes. Accepted in lieu of Inheritance Tax by HM Government from the estate of Anne Pinsent Keynes and allocated to the Fitzwilliam Museum
Method of acquisition: Allocated (2018) by H.M. Government
18th Century
Production date:
AD 1794
Sheet Height 145 mm Width 170 mm
Accession number: P.25-2018
Primary reference Number: 288403
Bentley: 4
Erdman: 1
Bindman: 169
Bindman (Blake): 520 iii
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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