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The Shepherd: P.589-1985

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Titles

The Shepherd
The Novelist's Magazine

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Blake, William (Attributed to)
Draughtsman: Stothard, Thomas

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

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

Measurements and weight

Height: 160 mm
Width: 90 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: AD 1780-08-01

Note

Illustration to a book (Book VII, Chap. I).

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

Engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: The Shepherd.
  • Location: Plate upper centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: Book VII. Chap. 1.
  • Location: Plate upper right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Number
  • Text: Sothard del.
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: He finds the lacerated lamb of another's / flock. This moment I beheld him leaning / with his head against his crook, with / piteous inclination looking down upon it.
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Text: Publish'd by J. Johnson St. Paul's Church Yard Aug. 1. 1780.
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Address

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.589-1985
Primary reference Number: 31771

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020

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) "The Shepherd" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/31771 Accessed: 2024-04-20 12:38:35

Citation for Wikipedia

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/31771 |title=The Shepherd |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-20 12:38:35|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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