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Thenot Under a Fruit Tree, from Thornton's "Pastorals of Virgil"

Author Virgil Italian
Editor Robert John Thornton British
1821
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Object Information
  • Title: Thenot Under a Fruit Tree, from Thornton's "Pastorals of Virgil"
  • Series/Portfolio: Thornton's Pastorals of Virgil
  • Artist: William Blake (British, London 1757–1827 London)
  • Author: Virgil (Roman, Andes 70 BCE–19 BCE Brundisium)
  • Editor: Robert John Thornton (British, 1768–1837)
  • Date: 1821
  • Medium: Wood engraving; second state
  • Dimensions: block: 1 5/16 x 3 in. (3.3 x 7.6 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1931
  • Object Number: 31.87.14
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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