Title(s):
A Druid Ceremony A rough sketch of two figures embracing
Maker:
Blake, Robert; draughtsman; British artist, 1762-1787
Category:
drawing
Name:
drawing
School/Style:
British
Technique:
pen and ink
Material(s):
ink; medium; ?
grey wash; medium
graphite; medium
laid paper; support
Technique
Description:
recto: pen and grey wash over graphite verso: graphite on laid paper
Dimension(s):
height, 212, mm
width, 320, mm
Acquisition:
bequeathed; 1985; Keynes, Geoffrey
Provenance:
?Mrs Blake; ?Frederick Tatham; ?Mrs. Alexander Gilchrist; ?H.H. Gilchrist, sold Sotheby's, 24 June 1903 (part of lot 37), bt. Carfax ; Edward Marsh, sold anonymously, Sotheby's, 17-18 July 1905 (lot 39); bt. Robinson; W. Graham Robertson by 1907, sold Christie's, 22 July 1949 (lot 81) bt. Walsh for Geoffrey Keynes
Acquisition Credit:
accepted by H.M. Treasury and allocated to the Museum through the Minister of the Arts in lieu of capital taxes
Inscription:
; verso; By Robert Blake - his brother
Accession:
Object Number: PD.159-1985
(Paintings, Drawings and Prints)
(record id: 8854; input: 2000-06-29; modified: 2008-10-08)
(Picture Cabinet reference : 704083)
Permanent
Identifier:
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