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'For Children: The Gates of Hell': Design for an unpublished titlepage: PD.168-1985

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Titles

'For Children: The Gates of Hell': Design for an unpublished titlepage
'It is deep Midnight' (design for a frontispiece)

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Blake, William

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Notes

History note: Mrs. Blake; Frederick Tatham; ... Quaritch, offered catalogue, November 1882 (in 346 with 44 others), and catalogue 350 10 August 1883 (in 13843 with 44 others); sold 30 June 1886 to W. Graham Robertson, sold Christie's, July 1949 (part of 63b), bt. Maggs, sold 1949 to Geoffrey Keynes

Legal notes

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

Measurements and weight

Height: 137 mm
Width: 117 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Graphite and paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: For Children / The / Gates / of / HELL
  • Location: Centre
  • Text: written by William Blake, vouched by Fredk. Tatham
  • Location: Lower right
  • Text: Frontispiece
  • Location: Verso, above design
  • Text: It is Deep Midnight
  • Location: Verso, below design

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.168-1985
Primary reference Number: 8864

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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