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'The Death Chamber', possible sketch for Jerusalem', plate 25
Draughtsman: Blake, William
History note: ? Mrs Blake; ? Frederick Tatham, sold Sotheby's, 29 April, 1862 (part of lot 200 or 201); bt. Harvey; Harvey by 1863; ....; Parsons, offered 1911 and sold to Geoffrey Keynes
Accepted by H.M. Treasury and allocated to the Fitwilliam Museum, through the Minister of the Arts, in lieu of capital tax
Height: 248 mm
Width: 326 mm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1985) by Keynes, Geoffrey
Production date: in or before AD 1807 : Probable dates
Support composed of paper
Drawing : Graphite on paper
Accession number: PD.179-1985
Primary reference Number: 8884
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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