ID 1422647
Lot 112 | WILLIAM BLAKE (1757-1827)
Estimate value
$ 1 000 – 1 500
Mr. Cumberland
engraving in sepia, on laid paper, with partial Pro Patria watermark, 1827, Blake's last known engraving, Binyon's second (final) state with the letters of the name solid (the first state has the letters of the name open), contained within an album together with a letter from Blake expert Geoffrey Keynes, in good condition
In: quarto scrapbook of 8 leaves (93/4 x 73/4). Blake's engraving tipped onto f.2. Printed catalogue descriptions and two manuscript notes on remaining leaves, including ALS from Geoffrey Keynes dated 12 March 1921 to A. Edward Newton thanking him for sending Blake references from the Grolier Club (leaves slightly toned towards edges). Quarter brown morocco and marbled paper boards, signed "n" (rubbed along extremities, spine chipped at head and tail, upper join starting). Provenance: A. Edward Newton (1864-1940; Oak Knoll bookplate on upper cover dated 1909 with manuscript note "Blake's Cumberland card."; 1921 ALS to Newton from Geoffrey Keynes tipped onto f.4; autograph note concerning Keynes attribution tipped onto f.1; his sale, Parke-Benet, 1941, lot 158, description tipped onto f. 5) – sale, Parke-Benet, 1942, lot 61 (description tipped onto f. 7) – Harris Elliot Kirk (1872-1953; bookplate on upper pastedown dated 1928).
Plate: 13/8 x 31/4 in. (35 x 83 mm.)
Sheet: 37/8 x 61/4 in. (98 x 159 mm.)
Overall: 10 x 8 x 1/2 in (254 x 203 x 13 mm.)
| Artist: | William Blake (1757 - 1827) |
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| Applied technique: | Engraving |
| Art style: | Old Masters |
| Place of origin: | United Kingdom |
| Artist: | William Blake (1757 - 1827) |
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| Applied technique: | Engraving |
| Art style: | Old Masters |
| Place of origin: | United Kingdom |
| Address of auction |
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