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Sketch for 'The Angel crossing the Styx': PD.184-1985

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Titles

Sketch for 'The Angel crossing the Styx'

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Blake, William

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Notes

History note: Mrs. Blake; Frederick Tatham; ....; Quaritch, offered catalogue November 1882 (part of 346) and catalogue 350 10 August 1883 (part of 13843), sold 30 June 1886 to W. Graham Robertson, sold Christie's, 22 July 1949 (part of lot 79), bt. Maggs, sold to Geoffrey Keynes, 1949

Legal notes

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

Measurements and weight

Height: 235 mm
Width: 285 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

1820s
Circa 1824 - 1827

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Graphite on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: by William Blake. First Sketch for the Whirlwind of Lovers, from Dante, afterward engraved after another design. Frederick Tatham
  • Location: Lower right

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.184-1985
Primary reference Number: 8890

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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