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Thenot remonstrates with Colinet: PD.163-1985

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Thenot remonstrates with Colinet

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Blake, William

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Notes

History note: John Linnell, sold Christie's, 15 March 1918 (part of lot 205), bt. Parson's; sold American Art Association 22 April 1924; bt. Brick Row Bookshop, New York 1924; Ward Cheney by 1927; Paris art trade; H.D. Lyon, booksellers, sold 1965 to Geoffrey Keynes

Legal notes

Accepted by H.M. Treasury and allocated to the Museum through the Minister of the Arts in lieu of capital taxes

Measurements and weight

Height: 39 mm
Width: 90 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Note

Study for Plate 2 of Thornton's 'Virgil', c. 1820

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Ink
Grey wash
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Pen and ink : Graphite, pen and grey wash on paper

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.163-1985
Primary reference Number: 8859

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 11 March 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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