William Blake, 1757–1827, BritishText by Thomas Gray, 1716–1771, British
Title:
"Nor fear the rocks, nor seek the shore..." (Design 101)
Date:
between 1797 and 1798
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and black ink and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper with inlaid letterpress page
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 1/2 x 12 3/4 inches (41.9 x 32.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in black ink upper right: "9"; in graphite center: "x"; on verso in black ink upper left: "10"; in black ink center: "Epitaph | 1. The mourner at the tomb | 2. Her infant image here below | Sits smiling on a Fathers woe"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1992.8.11(51)
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
sky | wings | literary theme | religious and mythological subject | angel | rowboat | trumpet | Horn (Musical instrument) | boat | sail | gown | flag | banner | text | tree | star | night | man | woman | water | waves (natural events)
Currently On View:
Not on view
Publications:
Colin Cross, Blake revealed, William Blake : Discovery of a Masterwork , Observer, vol. 12, November 21, 1971, pp. 19-23, V 1245 Detached from Observer colour magazineArnold Fawcus, Unknown Watercolours by William Blake, Illustrated London News, vol. 259, No. 6881, December 25, 1971, pp. 45-46, 49-51, Illustrated London News Historical Archive