William Blake
1757-1827
Wat Tyler
9 1/2 x 6 3/4 inches (243 x 172 mm)
Graphite, on wove paper.
1999.2
Gift of Charles Ryskamp in memory of Michael S. Currier on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Morgan Library and the 50th anniversary of the Association of Fellows.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed at lower right, "Wat. / Tyler / By Wm Blake from / his Spectre as in the / act of Striking the Tax / Gatherer on the head. drawn / Octr 30.1819. 1h AM"; inscribed at lower left, "99".
Watermark: Wove paper, "C. BRENCHLEY" over "1804."
Watermark: Wove paper, "C. BRENCHLEY" over "1804."
Associated names
Linnell, John, former owner.
Lambert, Gerard B., Mrs., former owner.
Ryskamp, Charles, former owner.
Lambert, Gerard B., Mrs., former owner.
Ryskamp, Charles, former owner.
Bibliography
Martin Butlin, The Paintings and Drawings of William Blake, New Haven and London, 1981, cat. 738, pl. 951.
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