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Joseph of Arimathea among the Rocks of Albion: P.393-1985

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Joseph of Arimathea among the Rocks of Albion

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Blake, William
Engraver: Beatrizet, Nicolas (After)
Painter: Michelangelo Buonarroti (After)

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: circa AD 1810

Note

Second state, posthumous impression, watermark 1828.

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.

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 254 mm Width 140 mm
Sheet Height 294 mm Width 238 mm

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: JOSEPH / of Arimathea / among The Rocks of Albion
  • Location: Image upper right corner
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: Engraved by W Blake 1773 from an old Italian Drawing / This is One of the Gothic Artists who Built the Cathedrals in what we call the Dark Ages / Wandering about in sheep skins & goat skins of whom the World was not worthy / Such were the Christians / in all Ages
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Michael Angelo Pinxit
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.393-1985
Primary reference Number: 669
Bindman: 401
Essick: I 2 F
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 8 March 2024 Last processed: Friday 25 October 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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