Accession number
PML 9948
Creator
Blake, William, 1757-1827.
Published
[S.l. : s.n., ca. 1805-1810]
Credit line
Purchase; 1906.
Notes
Designated Copy J by Bentley.
Etched and engraved throughout.
For a description of the collection and extended provenance, see Bentley, p. 131 ff.
From a collection of early engravings, proofs, drawings, and letters, possibly bound during the artist's lifetime.
Prints as follows (Bentley plate numbers): 9948.34 (pl. 2) -- 9948.4 (pl. 7) -- 9948.33 (pl. 8) -- 9948.31 (pl. 9) -- 9948.29 (pl. 10) -- 9948.32 (pl. 16) -- 9948.30 (pl. 18) -- 9948.40 (pl. 19) -- 9948.36 (pl. 20) -- 9948.35 (pl. 21).
Etched and engraved throughout.
For a description of the collection and extended provenance, see Bentley, p. 131 ff.
From a collection of early engravings, proofs, drawings, and letters, possibly bound during the artist's lifetime.
Prints as follows (Bentley plate numbers): 9948.34 (pl. 2) -- 9948.4 (pl. 7) -- 9948.33 (pl. 8) -- 9948.31 (pl. 9) -- 9948.29 (pl. 10) -- 9948.32 (pl. 16) -- 9948.30 (pl. 18) -- 9948.40 (pl. 19) -- 9948.36 (pl. 20) -- 9948.35 (pl. 21).
Description
7 proof sheets and 3 engravings of 21 plates : ill.
Provenance
From the Henry White collection (Sotheby, 22 April, 1902).
Binding
Matted, in case. Previously in 1/4 brown morocco case with marbled boards, lettered: "William Blake. Book of Thel, etc." Disbound in 1931.
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