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RADICAL GENIUS: WORKS ON PAPER FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTION
WILLIAM BLAKE (LONDON 1757-1827)
The Grave: The soul hovering over the body reluctantly parting with life
Details
WILLIAM BLAKE (LONDON 1757-1827)
The Grave: The soul hovering over the body reluctantly parting with life
pencil, pen and black ink and watercolour on paper
6 ¼ x 9 in. (15.8 x 22.6 cm.)
The Grave: The soul hovering over the body reluctantly parting with life
pencil, pen and black ink and watercolour on paper
6 ¼ x 9 in. (15.8 x 22.6 cm.)
Provenance
Robert Cromek (1770-1812), London; and by descent to his widow,
Elizabeth Cromek (née Charge), London.
Thomas Sivright (1783-1835), Edinburgh; C.B. Tait, Edinburgh, 10 February 1836, lot 1835 (part).
possibly John Stannard (1795-1881), and by descent until
with Caledonia Books, Glasgow, by 2001.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 2 May 2006, lot 7, where purchased by the present owners (after sale).
Elizabeth Cromek (née Charge), London.
Thomas Sivright (1783-1835), Edinburgh; C.B. Tait, Edinburgh, 10 February 1836, lot 1835 (part).
possibly John Stannard (1795-1881), and by descent until
with Caledonia Books, Glasgow, by 2001.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 2 May 2006, lot 7, where purchased by the present owners (after sale).
Literature
M. Butlin, 'Newly Risen from the Grave: Nineteen Unknown Watercolors by William Blake' in Blake, an Illustrated Quarterly, vol. 35, no. 3 (winter 2002), pp. 68-73.
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