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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British, Europe. A Prophecy; Frontispiece, ca. 1820
- Title:
- Europe. A Prophecy; Frontispiece
- Additional Title(s):
The Ancient of Days
Verso: Jerusalem, Plate 30 Proof Impression- Date:
- ca. 1820
- Materials & Techniques:
- Relief and white-line etching printed in brown ink; proof; verso: color printed relief etching with pen and ink; proof on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 12 1/2 x 9 1/4 inches (31.8 x 23.5 cm), Plate: 9 1/4 x 6 5/8 inches (23.5 x 16.8 cm), Plate: 8 3/8 x 5 7/8 inches (21.3 x 14.9 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite lower right: "[...] 43 | B [...] Watteau"; on back in graphite lower right: "[...]"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1992.8.1(106)
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- angel | bald | fire | flames | leaf | men | nudes | religious and mythological subject | text | wings
- Access:
- Accessible in the Study Room [Request]
- Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:3437
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The Human Form Divine - William Blake from the Paul Mellon Collection (Yale Center for British Art, 1997-04-02 - 1997-07-06) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition] [Exhibition Description]
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