William BlakeBritish, 1757–1827Thenot en Colinet
May one see it?
Unknown: the museum keeps its counsel
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known. Whether it is on view today, the museum does not say, and we were not trained to guess.
- Source
- The museum's own collection data
About the work
In the museum's own words — in Dutch
Titelblad van "The pastorals of Virgil". Thenot en Colinet, de figuren uit het tweede gedicht, tijdens zonsondergang met een kudde schapen. Boven de voorstelling de titel van het hoofdstuk, onder een vijfregelige tekst in het Engels over de kunstenaar Blake.
Rijksmuseum
Particulars
- Accession number
- RP-P-1981-82
What it shows
Sources
- Rijksmuseum: the museum's own open data · fetched 6 days ago
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
Meanwhile, in the life of William Blake
The whole lifeOctober 1803 – 1820 · Residence
South Molton Street
1818
Meets John Linnell
In 1818 George Cumberland's son introduced Blake to a young artist named John Linnell; through him Blake later met Samuel Palmer and received the commission for the Dante illustrations.
after 1818
The Shoreham Ancients: meeting Samuel Palmer
Through Linnell Blake met Samuel Palmer, who belonged to a group of artists who called themselves the Shoreham Ancients; the group shared Blake's rejection of modern trends and his belief in a spiritual and artistic New Age.
1820 · Residence
Fountain Court
