The Last Trumpet (recto); Two studies of a right eye, a profile of an open-mouthed young man, the head of an eagle, and the head of a lion (verso)

William Blake  (British, London 1757–1827 London)

Date:
ca. 1780–85
Medium:
Pen and gummed carbon black ink and layered gray ink washes with graphite underdrawing; verso: black chalk
Dimensions:
sheet: 8 1/16 x 8 3/8 in. (20.5 x 21.2 cm)
Classification:
Drawings
Credit Line:
Fletcher and Van Day Truex Funds, 2011
Accession Number:
2011.448
  • Provenance

    Catherine Blake (British, 1762–1831)(the artist's wife); Frederick Tatham (British, 1805–1878), received at the former's death, sold at the following; Sotheby's, London, April 29, 1872, part of lot 173; Francis Turner Palgrave (British, Great Yarmouth 1824–1897 London), bought at the preceding; John Pearson (London), offered in Catalogue 62, 1886 for £3.10; Sidney Style (British)sold anonymously at the following; Sotheby's, London, March 20-23, 1922, part of lot 1208, bought by Parsons for £10; Iolo Williams (British, 1890–1962); Sotheby's, London, July 4, 2002, lot 183; Thomas Agnew & Sons, Ltd. (London), in 2003 (bought at the preceding); Vendor: W.S Fine Art Ltd. / Andrew Wyld (London)

  • References

    Susan Sloman Catalogue: Summer. W.S Fine Art Ltd. / Andrew Wyld, 2008, cat. no. 10, ill.

    Susan Sloman W. S Fine Art / Andrew Wyld, Catalogue: June 29–July 22. W.S Fine Art Ltd. / Andrew Wyld, 2011, cat. no. 13, pp. 32-33, ill.

    Thomas Agnew & Sons, Ltd. Watercolours & Drawings: Agnew's 130th Annual Exhibition. March 5–28, 2003, cat. no. 17, ill.



  • See also
90073560

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