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William Stadden Blake

Also known as: William Stadden Blake; primary name: Blake, William Stadden; other name: Blake, William Staden
Details: individual; printmaker; publisher/printer; British; Male
Life dates: 1748-1814
Address: 16 Exchange Alley, London (1780-1814) Abchurch Lane, London
Biography: Trade engraver based in Exchange Court in the City. Primarily worked on financial documents. Trade card in Heal Collection (Heal,100.17a) advertises "Blake, Engraver & Printer, No.16, Exchange Alley, London. Seals Neatly Engrav'd." Heal's annotations on mount: "The London Directory 1795 gives W.S. Blake, engraver, 16 Exchange Alley. Mr. Ruthven Tood in a letter to the 'Times Lit: Supp:' 10 Feb. '45 refers to the probable connection between W.S. Blake & William Blake the famous artist & quotes a document dated 1797 in which both names appear. See Keynes 'Life of Wm. Blake' p:318. In a personal letter to me (correspondence arising from above) 15:ii:'45 Mr. Ruthven Todd regards it as 'certain' that W.S. Blake, the writing engraver was the issuer of the trade cards of 'Blake, engraver, No.16 Exchange Alley.' There are 2 cards of Blake, 16 Exchange Alley in the Banks' Collection in B.M. In A.H. collection is a card of John Rowe 'apprentice & successor to Mr. Blake', 16, Change Alley." Trade cards in Banks Collection. Banks,59.23 advertises "Blake, Engraver and Printer... Devices in Hair &c." Banks (D,2.2147) advertises "Blake, Engraver & Printer... Seals Neatly Engrav'd." Banks (D,2.2170) advertises "Blake, Engraver and Printer...Seals neatly Engrav'd &c." Nigel Tattersfield (email Spet 2021): W. S. Blake spelled his name William Stadden Blake (note the double 'dd') when he came to write his brief will. Note also he died in 1814, not 1824; will at National Archives, PROB 11/1562/134, proved 10 November 1814.
Bibliography: G.E. Bentley Jr, 'W.S. Blake, new facts and engravings', "Blake", 49, 3, Winter 2015-16

41 related objects

banknote

Museum number: CIB.853 |
Producer name: BIOG19805 Engraved by:William Stadden Blake |
Production date: 20thC |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

banknote

Museum number: CIB.855 |
Producer name: BIOG19805 Engraved by:William Stadden Blake |
Production date: 20thC |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

banknote

Museum number: CIB.854 |
Producer name: BIOG19805 Engraved by:William Stadden Blake |
Production date: 20thC |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

print; trade-card

Museum number: Heal,51.9 |
Producer name: BIOG19805 Print made by:William Stadden Blake |
Production date: 1792

print; trade-card

Museum number: D,2.2454 |
Producer name: BIOG19805 Print made by:William Stadden Blake |
Production date: 1785

print; trade-card

Museum number: D,2.2147 |
Producer name: BIOG19805 Print made by:William Stadden Blake |
Production date: 1780 |
Production place: Printed in:London (England)

print; ticket

Museum number: C,2.1458-1463 |
Producer name: BIOG19805 Print made by:William Stadden Blake |
Production date: 1780-1799

print; trade-card

Museum number: Heal,51.10 |
Producer name: BIOG19805 Print made by:William Stadden Blake |
Production date: 1790

print

Title: Sir William Curtis Bart. Alderman & Representative of the City of London |
Museum number: 1841,0313.126 |
Producer name: Print made by:William SharpAfter:Sir Thomas Lawrence |
Production date: 1814 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; trade-card

Museum number: D,2.2344 |
Producer name: BIOG19805 Print made by:William Stadden Blake |
Production date: 1785

print

Title: Carfax Conduit, Oxford |
Museum number: Ee,6.32 |
Producer name: BIOG19805 Print made by:William Stadden Blake |
Production date: 1771-1824

print; ticket

Museum number: C,2.1473-1475 |
Producer name: Print made by:John StrongitharmPrint made by:William Stadden Blake |
Production date: 1787-1799

print

Title: A View of the Town of Sydney |
Museum number: 1869,0213.32 |
Producer name: BIOG19805 Print made by:William Stadden Blake |
Production date: 1802 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1981,U.483 |
Producer name: After:Richard CorbouldPrint made by:William Stadden Blake |
Production date: 1814 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; trade-card

Museum number: Heal,68.315 |
Producer name: BIOG19805 Print made by:William Stadden Blake |
Production date: 1790

print; trade-card

Museum number: D,2.2170 |
Producer name: BIOG19805 Print made by:William Stadden Blake |
Production date: 1800 |
Production place: Printed in:London (England)

print; trade-card

Museum number: D,2.1115 |
Producer name: BIOG19805 Print made by:William Stadden Blake |
Production date: 1785 |
Production place: Printed in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: Kangkook |
Museum number: 1868,0808.12966 |
Producer name: Print made by:William Stadden BlakeAfter:Richard Dighton |
Production date: 1824 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; trade-card

Museum number: D,2.2336 |
Producer name: BIOG19805 Print made by:William Stadden Blake |
Production date: 1790

print; trade-card

Museum number: Heal,85.167 |
Producer name: BIOG19805 Print made by:William Stadden Blake |
Production date: 1785

print; ticket

Museum number: C,2.516-521 |
Producer name: Print made by:John BarlowPrint made by:George Sigmund Facius |
Production date: 1791-1807

print; admission-ticket

Museum number: 1983,U.1850 |
Producer name: BIOG19805 Print made by:William Stadden Blake |
Production date: 1800

print; admission-ticket

Museum number: 1983,U.1856 |
Producer name: BIOG19805 Print made by:William Stadden Blake |
Production date: 1800

print; trade-card

Museum number: Heal,100.17.a |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Print made by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1795 |
Production place: Printed in:London (England)

print

Title: Portrait of Josh Capper Esqr of the Horns Kennington |
Museum number: Heal,Portraits.188 |
Producer name: BIOG19805 Published by:William Stadden Blake |
Production date: 1804

print; trade-card

Museum number: Banks,59.23 |
Producer name: BIOG19805 Print made by:William Stadden Blake |
Production date: 1795 |
Production place: Printed in:London (England)

print; admission-ticket

Title: For the Naval Monument. |
Museum number: 1978,U.1741 |
Producer name: BIOG19805 Print made by:William Stadden Blake |
Production date: 1800

print; trade-card

Museum number: Heal,104.56 |
Producer name: BIOG19805 Print made by:William Stadden Blake |
Production date: 1780 |
Production place: Printed in:London (England)

print; trade-card

Museum number: Heal,108.10 |
Producer name: BIOG19805 Print made by:William Stadden Blake |
Production date: 1790 |
Production place: Printed in:London (England)

print; admission-ticket

Museum number: 1894,0612.25 |
Producer name: BIOG19805 Print made by:William Stadden Blake |
Production date: 1809

print; ticket; invitation

Museum number: C,2.1291-1303 |
Producer name: BIOG19805 Print made by:William Stadden Blake |
Production date: 1798-1804

print; trade-card

Museum number: Heal,68.316 |
Producer name: BIOG19805 Print made by:William Stadden Blake |
Production date: 1781

print; trade-card

Museum number: D,2.4116 |
Producer name: BIOG19805 Print made by:William Stadden Blake |
Production date: 1790

print; trade-card; advertisement

Museum number: Heal,83.38 |
Producer name: BIOG19805 Print made by:William Stadden Blake |
Production date: 1780 |
Production place: Printed in:London (England)

print

Title: Sir William Curtis Bart. Alderman & Representative of the City of London |
Museum number: 1838,0714.135 |
Producer name: Print made by:William SharpAfter:Sir Thomas Lawrence |
Production date: 1814 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)Published in:Edinburgh

print

Title: Sir William Curtis Bart. Alderman & Representative of the City of London |
Museum number: 1838,0714.134 |
Producer name: Print made by:William SharpAfter:Sir Thomas Lawrence |
Production date: 1814 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; trade-card

Museum number: Heal,90.48.+ |
Producer name: BIOG19805 Print made by:William Stadden Blake |
Production date: 1770s - 1820s |
Production place: Printed in:London (England)

print; admission-ticket; invitation

Museum number: J,9.190-198 |
Producer name: BIOG19805 Print made by:William Stadden Blake |
Production date: 1782-1797

print

Title: Sir William Curtis Bart. Alderman & Representative of the City of London |
Museum number: 1841,0313.127 |
Producer name: Print made by:William SharpAfter:Sir Thomas Lawrence |
Production date: 1814 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; trade-card

Museum number: D,2.2880 |
Producer name: BIOG19805 Print made by:William Stadden Blake |
Production date: 1790 |
Production place: Printed in:London (England)

print; trade-card

Museum number: Heal,68.283 |
Producer name: BIOG19805 Print made by:William Stadden Blake |
Production date: 1790

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