Commissioned and acquired from Blake by Thomas Butts; by inheritance in 1845 to Thomas Butts, Jr.; R. Monckton Milnes, 1st Lord Houghton, by 1863; by inheritance in 1885 to his son, 1st Marquess of Crewe; sold in 1904 to W. Graham Robertson; sold from Robertson's collection, Christie's, 22 July 1949, lot 4 (£5460 to the executors of Robertson's estate for presentation through the National Arts Collection Fund to the British Museum).
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Jacob's Dream by William Blake (c. 1805, British Museum, London)
Jakobs droom door William Blake (c. 1805, Brits Museum, Londen)