Abraham & the Three Angels: P.545a-1985

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Titles

Abraham & the Three Angels
The Protestants Family Bible

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Blake, William
Designer: Sanzio, Raffaello (After)

Entities

Print

Categories

Print

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

1780 - 1781

Note

Illustration to The Protestants Family Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, with the Apocrypha, Illustrated by Explanatory Notes, With a Complete Concordance, and General Index, By a Society of Protestant Divines, I.H.S, London: Printed for Harrison and Co., no. 18, Paternoster-Row [1780-1781]. Genesis XVIII.2.

School or Style

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Plate Height 202 mm Width 153 mm
Sheet Height 228 mm Width 153 mm

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Inscription or legends present

Text: GENESIS. / XVIII. 2.
Location: Plate upper centre
Method of creation: Printed
Type: Title

Text: Abraham & the Three Angels.
Location: Plate lower centre
Method of creation: Printed
Type: Title

Text: Raphael de Urbin delt.
Location: Plate lower left
Method of creation: Printed
Type: Signature

Text: Blake Sculp.
Location: Plate lower right
Method of creation: Printed
Type: Signature

Text: Publish'd as the Act directs by Harrison & Co. No. 18 Pater-noster Row.
Location: Plate lower centre
Method of creation: Printed
Type: Address

References and bibliographic entries

William Blake: catalogue of the Blake collection in the Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.545a-1985
Primary reference Number: 31824
Bentley: 419.1
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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

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