William BlakeBritish, 1757–1827Thenot onder de vruchtboom
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “Thenot onder de vruchtboom” now? Collection: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Unknown.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- Source
- The museum
About the work
Museum text in Dutch
Thenot zitten onder een vruchtboom, tegenover hem ligt Colinet.
Rijksmuseum
Details
- Accession number
- RP-P-1981-84
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
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
