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On Homer's Poetry [and] On Virgil: P.711-1985

Current Location: Gallery 12: William Blake's Universe

Titles

On Homer's Poetry [and] On Virgil

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Blake, William

Entities

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Legal notes

Allocated by H.M. Treasury through the Minister of Arts, accepted in lieu of capital taxes

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1985-04) by Keynes, Sir Geoffrey

Dating

Production date: AD 1822

Note

Four existing copies

This copy was made for John Linnell.

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 130 mm Width 106 mm
Sheet Height 343 mm Width 245 mm

Techniques used in production

Relief etching

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.711-1985
Primary reference Number: 724
Bindman: 622
Bentley: 124 B

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 19 February 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "On Homer's Poetry [and] On Virgil" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/724 Accessed: 2024-04-20 00:36:21

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