print;
book-illustration
- Museum number
- 1985,1214.33.3
- Description
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Illustration to Ambrose Philips's "Imitation of Eclogue 1" in Thornton's "Pastorals of Virgil" (London, 1821); shepherds Colinet and Thenot, with their sheep, seated under trees that frame the image from either side; a branch from the left tree hangs heavy with fruit; a cottage, hills and the sun in the background. 1821; edition printed in 1977
Wood-engraving
- Production date
- 1821 ((printed posthumously in 1977))
- Dimensions
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Height: 32 millimetres
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Width: 74 millimetres
- Curator's comments
- Printed by Iain Bain and David Chambers in 1977, from the woodblocks in the collection of the British Museum.
For commentary on Blake's illustrations to Thornton's "Pastorals of Virgil", see 1985,1214.33.1.
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
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Associated Title: Pastorals of Virgil
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Associated Title: Imitation of Eclogue 1
- Acquisition date
- 1985
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1985,1214.33.3