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Democritus: P.570-1985

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Democritus

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Blake, William
Draughtsman: Rubens, Peter Paul (After)

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Categories

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, Geoffrey

Dating

Production date: AD 1789

Note

Illustration to Essays on physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind, by John Caspar Lavater, London: Printed for John Murray, No. 32, Fleet-Street, 1789

School or Style

British

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Plate Height 273 mm Width 226 mm
Sheet Height 330 mm Width 280 mm

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: DEMOCRITUS.
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: Rubens delin.
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Blake sculp.
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.570-1985
Primary reference Number: 31762
Bentley: 481.2
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 11 January 2023 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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