Acis and Galatea
Attributedattributed to
Henry Pierce Bone
(British, 1779-1855)
Formerformerly attributed to
William Blake
(British, 1757 - 1827)
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Daten.d.
Mediumwash over pencil
Dimensions15 3/4 x 13 3/4 in. (40 x 34.9 cm.)
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".
SignedSigned in lower left to the right of the inscription: H. P. Bone [partly rubbed-out]
InscribedInscribed in lower left in ink: W. Blake
Signed in lower left to the right of the inscription: H. P. Bone [partly rubbed-out]
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number000.95
Terms
William Pierce
ca.1800
Object number: 82.198
