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William Blake: Lear Grasping a Sword (

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Artist



Alternative names	W. Blake; Uil'iam Bleik; Blake
Description	English-British painter, poet, theologian, collector, printmaker and illustrator
Date of birth/death	28 November 1757	12 August 1827
Location of birth/death	London	London
Work location	London; Felpham
Authority file	: Q41513 VIAF: 54144439 ISNI: 000000012096135X ULAN: 500012489 LCCN: n78095331 NLA: 35019221 WorldCat

Title

Lear Grasping a Sword

Date

circa 1780

Medium

pen and watercolor on paper

Dimensions

height: 94 mm (3.70 in); width: 77 mm (3.03 in)

Collection

Museum of Fine Arts Boston

	Native name	Museum of Fine Arts Boston
	Location	Boston, Massachusetts
	Coordinates	42° 20′ 22″ N, 71° 05′ 39″ W
	Established	1870
	Website	www.mfa.org
	Authority file	: Q49133 VIAF: 151846308 ISNI: 0000000122918830 ULAN: 500305147 LCCN: n79058410 NLA: 36527557 WorldCat

Current location

not on view

Accession number

90.117

Credit line

Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution

Notes

Catalogue Raisonné: Butlin 84 (5)

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1. Web Gallery of Art:

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2. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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