William Blake, English 1757-1827

1962

Leonard Baskin , Artist Herman D. Shickman , Publisher

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About the Artwork

Title William Blake, English 1757-1827

Artwork Date 1962

Makers Leonard Baskin (Artist) American, 1922-2000 Herman D. Shickman (Publisher) American

Medium Etching printed in black ink on wove paper

Dimensions Plate: 17 5/8 × 14 3/4 inches (44.8 × 37.5 cm) Sheet: 27 3/4 × 22 inches (70.5 × 55.9 cm)

Classification Prints

Department Prints, Drawings & Photographs

Credit Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard F. Walker in memory of Allan Shelden III

Accession Number This unique number is assigned to an individual artwork as part of the cataloguing process at the time of entry into the permanent collection. Most frequently, accession numbers begin with the year in which the artwork entered the museum’s holdings. For example, 2008.3 refers to the year of acquisition and notes that it was the 3rd of that year. The DIA has a few additional systems—no longer assigned—that identify specific donors or museum patronage groups. F76.146

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Signed Signed, in pencil, lower right: Baskin

Inscriptions Inscribed, in pencil, lower left: Blake- Inscribed, lower center: VII/XII

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1976-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

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Leonard Baskin, William Blake, English 1757-1827, 1962, etching printed in black ink on wove paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard F. Walker in memory of Allan Shelden III, F76.146.

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