William Blake

1757-1827

"The Briny Ocean Turns to Pastures Dry"

Graphite pencil and brush and gray wash, on paper.

1 7/16 x 3 7/16 inches (37 x 88 mm)

Gift of Col. David McC. McKell.

1959.16

Notes:

Drawing for woodcut 15 in "The Pastorals of Virgil", adapted by Robert John Thornton, M.D., London, 1821.
Watermark: none.

Provenance:

David McC. McKell.

Associated names:

McKell, David McC., Col., former owner.

Bibliography:

Adams, Frederick B., Jr., comp. Ninth Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1958 & 1959. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1959, p. 115.
Pierpont Morgan Library. Review of Acquisitions, 1949-1968. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1969, p. 133.

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