"Dear generous Cumberland" : a newly discovered letter and poem by William Blake

Author

Essick, Robert N.; Paley, Morton D.; Blake, William (Contributor)

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Blake. 1998, Num. 1, Vol. 32, 4-13, 3 ill.

ISSN

0160-628X

Abstract (en)

Publishes a previously unknown letter written by Blake to his friend, the author George Cumberland, on 1 Sept 1800, three weeks before Blake moved from Lambeth to Felpham on the Sussex coast. Among other things, Blake mentions a commission from William Hayley, and his support for Cumberland's National Gallery proposal.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800 -- United Kingdom
• Blake, William, 1757-1827
• Correspondence
• Cumberland, George, 1754-1848
• Hayley, William, 1745-1820
• Commissions
• National Gallery||London (GBR)
• Great Britain
• 1700-1800
• Felpham (GBR)

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800 -- Royaume-Uni
• Blake, William, 1757-1827
• Correspondance
• Cumberland, George, 1754-1848
• Hayley, William, 1745-1820
• Commande d'oeuvre d'art
• National Gallery||London (GBR)
• Grande-Bretagne
• 1700-1800
• Felpham (GBR)

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19990401-00204126

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