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William Blake
1757-1827
Design for the Cover Leaf of the Sheet Music "An Elegy Set to Music" by Thomas Commins / W. Blake delt. & sculpt.
[London] : Publish'd July 1, 1786 by J. Fentum No. 78 Corner of Salisbury Street, Strand, [1786]
Intaglio copper-plate engraving
design size: 6 13/16 x 5 7/16 inches (173 x 138 mm)
Gift of Charles Ryskamp in memory of Michael S. Currier.
1998.36:5
Notes
Printed below image: "The shatter'd bark from adverse winds / Rest in this peaceful haven finds / And when the storms of life are past / Hope drops her anchor here at last."
Provenance
Charles Ryskamp.
Summary
A man jumping from a boat into the open arms of a woman and a child.
Associated names
Commins, Thomas, 1775-1859. Elegy set to music.
Fentum, J., publisher.
Ryskamp, Charles, former owner.
Fentum, J., publisher.
Ryskamp, Charles, former owner.
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Century prints
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