Atlas Supporting the Globe
Formerformerly attributed to
William Blake
(British, 1757 - 1827)
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Daten.d.
DescriptionOne of seven drawings apparently among a group of supposed Blake drawings offered in Rosenbach's catalogue 18 of 1916, item 17, with Blake's "Comus" illustrations. The earlier history of these drawings is not known. The group acquired from Rosenbach may have also included Blake's "The Six-Footed Serpent Attacking Agnolo Brunelleschi".
InscribedInscribed in lower left in ink: W. Blake
Collection mark on verso of the old backing sheet: NH [collection mark of N. F. Haym (1679-1729)]
MarkingsCollection mark on verso of the old backing sheet: NH [collection mark of N. F. Haym (1679-1729)]
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number000.99
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