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Frontispiece: P.682-1985

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Object information

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Titles

Frontispiece
America A Prophecy

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Blake, William

Entities

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Notes

History note: Bought at Hodgson's, c. 1924, lot 619

Legal notes

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

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: AD 1793

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Blue ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Plate Height 234 mm Width 169 mm
Sheet Height 257 mm Width 190 mm

Techniques used in production

Colour printing
Relief etching

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.682-1985
Primary reference Number: 974
Bindman: 146
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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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Frontispiece" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/974 Accessed: 2024-12-22 08:54:20

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