Prints and Drawings Room
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- Thomas Stothard 1755–1834
- Medium
- Etching on paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 169 × 214 mm
- Collection
- Tate
- Acquisition
- Purchased 1996
- Reference
- T07042
Display caption
In late 1780 Blake took a sketching trip to the River Medway, south east of London. He went with fellow Academy student Thomas Stothard and another friend. There were major military facilities nearby. With Britain at war with America and France, the students were suspected of being spies and briefly arrested. They got off when they made it clear they were art students. Stothard produced this print commemorating the event.
Gallery label, October 2019
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