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Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Title:
Songs of Innocence, Title Page (Plate 2)
Part Of:

Collective Title: Songs of Innocence, Copy G

Date:
1789
Materials & Techniques:
Relief etching printed in brown ink, with watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/2 x 5 3/8 inches (19.1 x 13.7 cm), Plate: 4 3/4 x 2 7/8 inches (12.1 x 7.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Lettered inside image: "SONGS | of | Innocence | 1789 | The Author & Printer W Blake"

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1992.8.12(2)
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
bird | book | children | fruit | literary theme | mother | reading | seated | text | tree | vine | women
Access:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:3706
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