Thenot under fruit tree Thornton's Pastorals of Virgil
Printmaker: Blake, William
Allocated by H.M. Treasury through the Minister of Arts, accepted in lieu of capital taxes
Height: 36 mm
Width: 78 mm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1985-04) by Keynes, Sir Geoffrey
Production date: AD 1821 : Printed by John Linnell after 1825
Plate 3 to The Pastorals of Virgil, edited by Dr. R.J. Thornton, from the Imitations of the Eclogues, Ambrose Philips, 1821. Of the 230 illustrations, Blake was responsible for designing and executing 4 engravings and 17 woodcuts illustrating Ambrose's Imitation of the Eclogues.
Proof plate after the blocks have been cut down to fit the page.
Support composed of paper
Accession number: P.481-1985
Primary reference Number: 721
Bindman: 604
Bentley: 504
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Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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