William Blake's "Heads of the Poets" for Turret House the residence of William Hayley Felpham

  • 1960
By Blake, William. Conran, G.L., intro
1960. [Wythenshaw, Manchester: The William Morris Press, n.d.]

Oblong folio, 43 pages, 24 illustrations. Pictorial wrapper with light wear.

§ Retraces the history of the 18 "Heads of the Poets" tempera paintings that were created by Blake for his patron William Hayley. Includes a lengthy narrative and an annotated, illustrated catalogue. Conran was the director of the City of Manchester Art Gallery, which acquired the paintings in 1885. Not in Bentley. Uncommon.

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William Blake's "Heads of the Poets" for Turret House the residence of William Hayley Felpham

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Blake, William. Conran, G.L., intro

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Date

1960


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