Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, BritishText by William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Title:
Preludium to the First Book of Urizen, "Of the primeval Priests assum'd power..." (Plate 2b)
Date:
1794
Materials & Techniques:
Color-printed relief etching, with watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 7/8 x 9 5/8 inches (30.2 x 24.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "2"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1978.43.1420
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
branches | literary theme | gown | trees | text | women | flames | children | infant | baby
Currently On View:
On view
Exhibition History:
William Blake: Burning Bright (Yale Center for British Art, 2025-09-04 - 2025-12-07)The Human Form Divine - William Blake from the Paul Mellon Collection (Yale Center for British Art, 1997-04-02 - 1997-07-06)William Blake - His Art & Times (Art Gallery of Ontario, 1982-12-03 - 1983-02-06)William Blake - His Art & Times (Yale Center for British Art, 1982-09-15 - 1982-11-14)
Publications:
William Blake, Libros profe´ticos, vol. 1, Atalanta, Vilau¨r, Spain, 2013, p. 284, PR4142 .S35 2013Elizabeth Wyckoff, Blake, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, pp. 8, 54, pl. 31, NJ18 .B57 W93 2025 (YCBA)