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Joseph of Arimathea among the Rocks of Albion
Printmaker:
Blake, William
Engraver:
Beatrizet, Nicolas
(After)
Painter:
Michelangelo Buonarroti
(After)
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, Sir Geoffrey
Production date: circa AD 1810
Second state, early impression
The engraving is after a print attributed to Beatrizet from an unidentified figure in Michelangelo's fresco of the Crucifixion of St Peter in the Pauline Chapel.
Support
composed of
paper
Plate
Height 255 mm
Width 139 mm
Sheet
Height 256 mm
Width 160 mm
Accession number: P.392-1985
Primary reference Number: 667
Bindman: 1
Essick: I 2 E
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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