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Frontispiece: The Piper Songs of Innocence Songs of Innocence and Of Experience, Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul
Printmaker: Blake, William
History note: Acquired from Blake by the first Baron Dimsdale; sold for Major Thomas E. Dimsdale at Sotheby's, 24 November 1952, lot 99
Allocated by H.M. Treasury through the Minister of the Arts, accepted in lieu of capital taxes
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1985-04) by Keynes, Geoffrey
Production date: AD 1789 : This copy was printed and coloured c. 1794.
Support
composed of
paper
Plate
Height 110 mm
Width 147 mm
Sheet
Height 205 mm
Width 146 mm
Accession number: P.670-1985
Primary reference Number: 641
Bindman: 215
Bentley: 139 R
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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