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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1943.657
People
John Flaxman, British (York, England 1755 - 1826 London, England)
Possibly by William Blake, British (London, England 1757 - 1827 London, England)
Title
The First Sight of the Spiritual World
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
18th-19th century
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/297898

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black ink, gray wash, and graphite on cream antique laid paper
Dimensions
46.5 x 54.3 cm (18 5/16 x 21 3/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • watermark: PM / [fleur-de-lys in circle] / FABRIANO

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
October 1923, from A.J. Finberg of the Cotswold Gallery. Grenville Lindall Winthrop, New York, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
Accession Year
1943
Object Number
1943.657
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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