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The Idle Laundress: P.421-1985

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Idle Laundress

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Blake, William
Painter: Morland, George (After)

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

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

Measurements and weight

Height: 257 mm
Width: 278 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Circa 1788 - Circa 1805

Note

Second? State

School or Style

British

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Brown ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Stipple

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: THE IDLE LAUNDRESS.
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: Painted by G. Morland
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Engraved by W. Blake
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: J(?). B. 1795
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Handwritten in ink
  • Type: Inscription

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.421-1985
Primary reference Number: 870
Essick: XXX J
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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