Image: James S De Ville 1776-1846 Head of William Blake - Plaster cast - Sept 1823 Fitzwilliam Museum1

Description: James S De Ville 1776-1846 Head of William Blake - Plaster cast - Sept 1823 Fitzwilliam Museum Title: Head of William Blake (1757-1827) Maker(s) & Production: De Ville, James S., maker, 1776-1846, plaster cast maker, England, London Category: sculpture Name: life mask Date: 1823 The life mask was taken on September 1823 Period(s): early 19th Century; George IV Description: Plaster cast, with shellac? coating. The neck rises from a circular base. In black tin trunk (A) with key (B) not accessioned Technique: casting (process); whole Material(s): plaster; whole shellac; surface; probably Technique Description: plaster cast, with shellac ? coating Dimension(s): height, whole, 29.3, cm width, whole, 17.6, cm depth, whole, 22.2, cm Acquisition: given; 1947-07-18; Richmond, Lady Acquisition Credit: Given by Lady Richmond Exhibition(s): William Blake. 2000-11-09 - 2001-02-11 Organiser: Tate Britain Venue: Tate Gallery, London? Documentation: Keynes, Geoffrey. 1977. The Complete Portraiture of William and Catherine Blake.London?: p. 133-4 Publ. Hamlyn, Robin. Phillips, Michael. 2000. William Blake.London: p. 178 Publ. p. 178, no. 218, illustrated Piper, David. Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, Incarnation of William Blake. Source Title: Financial Times(30th-July-1987) Publ. Illustrated Accession: Object Number: M.7-1947 (Applied Arts) (record id: 77336; input: 2002-11-20; modified: 2012-10-19) (Picture Cabinet reference : 701691/) Permanent Identifier: http://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/77336
Title: James S De Ville 1776-1846 Head of William Blake - Plaster cast - Sept 1823 Fitzwilliam Museum1
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Author: Creator:James De Ville
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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