William Blake

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William Blake

1757-1827

The Eagle

Brush and black wash, over pencil, on paper.

5 13/16 x 3 13/16 inches (147 x 96 mm)

Gift of the Thorne Foundation in memory of Mrs. Landon K. Thorne.

1974.58

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Watermark: none visible through lining.
Design for the engraving in Hayley's "Ballads", No. 2, July 1802, or possibly for the edition of all fifteen ballads in 1805.

Provenance:

Mrs. Blake; Frederick Tatham; sale, London, Sotheby's, 29 April 1862, lot 54, to Palser; W. Fuller Maitland by 1876; E. Daniel; sale, London, Christie's, 1 June 1887, lot 261, to Ellis; sale, London, Sotheby's, 14 April 1905, lot 87 (as "Allegorical Subject"), to Reigh; Tregaskis; W. Graham Robertson, 1905; sale, London, Christie's, 22 July 1949, lot 56, to Dr. Rosenbach; Mrs. Landon K. Thorne; her gift to Mrs. Beatrice Little.

Associated names:

Blake, William, Mrs., former owner.
Tatham, Frederick, former owner.
Palser, former owner.
Maitland, W. Fuller, former owner.
Ellis, former owner.
Reigh, former owner.
Daniel, E., former owner.
Tregaskis, J., former owner.
Robertson, W. Graham (Walford Graham), 1866-1948, former owner.
Rosenbach, Dr., former owner.
Thorne, Landon K., Mrs., former owner.
Little, Beatrice, former owner.

Bibliography:

Ryskamp, Charles, ed. Seventeenth Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1972-1974. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1976, p. 153.
Blake Collection of Mrs. Landon K. Thorne, exhibition catalogue by G.E. Bentley, Jr., Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, 1971, no. 21, repr. (includes full bibliography).

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