George Romney and Ozias Humphrey as collectors of William Blake's illuminated printing

• Published in: Blake Vol. 50
• Main Author: Paley, Morton D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.01.2016

The importance of the artists George Romney and Ozias Humphrey as collectors of William Blake in the mid-1790s has yet to be fully described and evaluated. Although Romney had told their mutual friend John Flaxman that Blake's historical drawings "rank with thos M. Angelo," his early...