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Esther appealing to King Ahasuerus against Haman Sketch for 'Urizen' plate 22: Urizen in Fetters
Draughtsman: Blake, William
History note: ? Mrs. Blake; ? Frederick Tatham; ? Joseph Hogarth, sold Southgate's 7-30 June 1854 (part of lot 5082), bt. Edsall; .... ; Richard Johnson, sold Platt's, 25 April 1912 (part of lot 702); sold Sotheby's, 28-30 May 1934, lot 172, bt. 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: 353 mm
Width: 457 mm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1985) by Keynes, Geoffrey
Design for plate 22 of 'Urizen', published in 1794.
Support composed of paper
Drawing : Graphite on paper
Accession number: PD.180-1985
Primary reference Number: 8885
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Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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