Three Figures Reading; Verso: Pencil Sketch of an Interior (Fragment of a larger / William Blake

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Accession Number: 1955/1.98
Title: Three Figures Reading; Verso: Pencil Sketch of an Interior (Fragment of a larger
Artist: William Blake
Artist Nationality: British
Artist Life Dates: 1757-1827
Medium and Support: pen and wash on white paper
Object Creation Date: 1806
Object Creation Place: Europe (continent); United Kingdom (nation)
Creation Place 1: Europe (continent)
Creation Place 2: United Kingdom (nation)
Credit Line: Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
Inscription: Signed and dated, l.l.: W Blake. 1806.
Dimensions: 12.1 cm x 17.9 cm (4 3/4 in. x 7 1/16 in.)
Century: 19th century
Primary Object Classification: Drawing
Primary Object Type: life drawing
Primary Keywords: book; figures; interiors; males; reading; seated
Secondary Keywords: genres; objects; people and culture; people and occupations; physical activities; physical activities by general context; sketches
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 1423 x 971
File Size: 90 KB
Record: 1955/1.98
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1955-sl-1.98/1955_1.98.jpg

In public portfolios: Art of the Enlightenment era (157); Chetwynd visit, su 16 - Enlightenment Literary Interiority (156); Literacy, reading, and writing (47)

Manifest: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/api/manifest/musart:1955-SL-1.98:1955_1.98.JPG

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Full citation: "Three Figures Reading; Verso: Pencil Sketch of an Interior (Fragment of a larger; William Blake." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1955-sl-1.98/1955_1.98.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 22, 2024.