Louis vaz de Camoens

William Blake, 1757 - 1827



Louis vaz de Camoens

William Blake 1757 - 1827

Summary

Painting depicting right hand profile perspective bust portrait of Portuguese poet Louis vaz de Camoens, wearing a high ruff, surrounded by a wreath of leaves. An anchor is attached to the wreath to his left hand side. The painting is in rich mid-brown tones with very dark green wreath.


Object Name

Louis vaz de Camoens

Creators Name

William Blake

Date Created

1800-1803

Dimensions

unframed: 41.5cm x 56.5cm
framed: 51.2cm x 65.8cm

accession number

1885.14

Place of creation

England

Support

canvas

Medium

tempera

Legal

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