Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
William Blake, 1757–1827, British

Text by Thomas Gray, 1716–1771, British
Title:
The Mourner at the Tomb (Design 103)
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 on verso in graphite upper center: "x"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1992.8.11(52)
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
literary theme | sitting | man | mourning | girl | monument | tombstone | text | hearth | fireplace | book | gown | mantle | candle | chair | grave | tomb | obelisk | urn
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 magazine

Arnold 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
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:3584