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The Blossom: P.703-1985

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Blossom
Songs of Innocence

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Blake, William
Printer: Tatham, Frederick

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: From the collection of Mrs Sidney Morse, Christie's, 19 March 1937.

Legal notes

Allocated by H.M. Treasury through the Minister of the Arts, accepted in lieu of capital taxes

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1985-04) by Keynes, Sir Geoffrey

Dating

Production date: AD 1789 : This copy was printed c. 1831

Note

Posthumous impression

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Grey ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Plate Height 110 mm Width 70 mm
Sheet Height 240 mm Width 191 mm

Techniques used in production

Relief etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: The Blossom.
  • Location: Image upper centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.703-1985
Primary reference Number: 31568
Bindman: 228
Bentley: 139 M

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 14 November 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "The Blossom" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/31568 Accessed: 2024-04-20 09:17:31

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