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Don Quixote: P.572-1985

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Titles

Don Quixote
The Novelist's Magazine

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Blake, William
Draughtsman: Stothard, Thomas

Entities

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, Sir Geoffrey

Dating

Production date: AD 1782-06-15

Note

Plate XV to The Novelist's Magazine, Vol. VIII, containing Don Quixote. London: Printed for Harrison and Co., No. 18 Paternoster Row, 1782.

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 174 mm Width 110 mm
Sheet Height 212 mm Width 132 mm

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: DON QUIXOTE
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: Sothard del.
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Blake Sculp.
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Plate XV.
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Number
  • Text: Published as the Act directs by Harrison & Co. June 15, 1782.
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Address

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.572-1985
Primary reference Number: 31764
Bentley: 485

Audit data

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

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Don Quixote" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/31764 Accessed: 2024-05-07 17:35:02

Citation for Wikipedia

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/31764 |title=Don Quixote |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-05-07 17:35:02|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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