King Edward, c. 1819

Not on View

series Title

Visionary Heads

Medium

graphite

Dimensions

overall: 22.7 x 18.3 cm (8 15/16 x 7 3/16 in.)

Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection

Catalogue Raisonné

Butlin 1981, no. 735

Accession Number

1943.3.9002

Artists / Makers

William Blake (artist) British, 1757 - 1827

Image Use

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Inscription

by John Linnell, lower right: King Edward the first as he now exists / in the other world. according to his appearance / to Mr Blake. he here has his scull enlarged like a crown

Provenance

LJR (Lugt Supp.1760b)

Associated Names

Rosenwald, Lessing Julius

Exhibition History

1987: English Drawings and Watercolors, 1630-1850, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1987-1988, no cat.

Bibliography

1975: Fine 1975, IV.A.16.

1981: Butlin, Martin. The Paintings and Drawings of William Blake. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1981.