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Faux William Blake print. Image of an oak, hollow with a doorway at the bottom and three cows, hand coloured. Inscribed WB del Nov 16th 1809 , followed by verse: The Oak in Penshurst Park - Under which Sir Philip Sydney is said to have composed his Arcadia. - Hail! reverend Oak, with giant arms outspread, - In hoary grandeur lift thy leafless head,- Still rise the glory of the neighbouring lands,- Nor dread the touch of sacrilegious hands:- For many a tow ring elm, and stately oak - Shall bow submissive to the woodman's stroke, Whilst thou shalt triumph midst surrounding fate The last memorial of the good and great: And still shall flourish through the lapse of years, What Sydney s fame protects and Sydney s worth endears. F D C. . F D C. This rare print was described in detail in: Volume 13 · Issue 3. Winter 1979-1980. P 152. Minute Particulars , BLAKEWELL. G. E. Bentley, Jr. In November 1977 Blackwell s Antiquarian Department (Ship Street, Oxford) had two works of minor Blake interest: (1) A Copy of Hayley s Ballads (1805) bearing the familiar Blake plates…. (2) A loose etching (21.1 × 32.8 cm) representing, at the top, a massive blasted oak with three cows under it, signed WB. del Nov 16.th 1809. The article explains in detail why William Blake could not be the artist, and proposes others with the same initials. Removed from album, missing 5 cm squared piece bottom left, browned, coloured: page 29x37 cm, poor condition, platemark 32x26 cm. Seller Inventory # ewephjk403
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