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The Man who taught Blake painting in his dreams
Draughtsman: Blake, William
History note: John Varley; Albert Varley; Alfred Aspland, sold Sotheby's, 27 January 1885 (part of lot 71 as 'Lois') bt. Ogden of Oxford, sold to G. Arkwright, sold through Robson's, 1905 to W. Graham Robertson, sold Christie's, 22 July 1949 (lot 61), bt. Wells for Geoffrey Keynes
Accepted by H.M. Treasury and allocated to the Fitzwilliam Museum through the Minister of the Arts, in lieu of capital taxes
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1985) by Keynes, Geoffrey
Support composed of paper Height 300 mm Width 245 mm
Drawing : Graphite on paper
Accession number: PD.166-1985
Primary reference Number: 8861
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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