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The Fall of Rosamund: P.406-1985

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

The Fall of Rosamund

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Blake, William
Draughtsman: Stothard, Thomas

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Allocated by H.M. Treasury through the Minister of the Arts, accepted in lieu of capital taxes

Measurements and weight

Height: 357 mm
Width: 330 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1985-04) by Keynes, Sir Geoffrey

Dating

Production date: AD 1783

Note

Printed in sanguine

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Coloured ink
Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Hand colouring
Stipple

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Stothard delint.
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Blake sculpt.
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.406-1985
Primary reference Number: 891
Essick: XXV LIA
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 8 March 2024 Last processed: Friday 25 October 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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