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English: Europe a Prophecy — as Mirrored Background Image

(Copy D; Object 1; Bentley 1, Erdman I, Keynes I; Europe a Prophecy — British Museum)

  • Copy Information: Available from the William Blake Archive's record
  • Object History: Acquired, probably directly from Blake in 1796, by Ozias Humphry; apparently lent by Humphry to George Cumberland, who added the pen and ink inscriptions; bequeathed by Humphry to his son, William Upcott, in 1810; sold after Upcott's death at Evans, the London auction house, 15 June 1846, lot 277, with The Large Book of Designs copy A and The Small Book of Designs copy A "inserted," and with America a Prophecy copy H in the same lot (£7.2s.6d. to the dealer R. H. Evans); possibly acquired by Francis Turner Palgrave; acquired by the British Museum on 25 June 1859.
  • Medium: Relief and white-line etching with color printing and hand coloring.
  • Original Size: 36.0 x 25.7 cm
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institution QS:P195,Q7774989
Author
William Blake  (1757–1827)  wikidata:Q41513 s:en:Author:William Blake q:en:William Blake
 
William Blake
Alternative names
W. Blake; Uil'iam Bleik; Blake
Description English-British painter, poet, theologian, collector, printmaker and illustrator
Date of birth/death 28 November 1757 Edit this at Wikidata 12 August 1827 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death London London
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London; Felpham Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q41513
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