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Titles

Frontispiece
A Father's Memoirs of His Child

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Cromek, Robert Hartley
Draughtsman: Blake, William
Draughtsman: Paye, Richard Morton

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: G. Trower; given by G. Trower to J. Gilpin in 1807; Mrs Gilpin; given by Mrs Gilpin to Miss Oliver

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1909) by Tregaskis

Dating

1800s
Production date: AD 1806

Note

Frontispiece to A Father's Memoirs of His Child, by Benjamin Heath Malkin, 1806

Only the surround to the child's head was designed by Blake.

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 218 mm Width 150 mm
Sheet Height 246 mm Width 153 mm

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Wm. Blake invt.
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: R.H. Cromek sc
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: London Published by Longman Co. February 1st. 1806
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Address
  • Text: Given Feb. 7 1827
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Graphite

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.792-R
Primary reference Number: 680
Bindman: 410

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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