Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, BritishText by William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Title:
The First Book of Urizen; Title Page (Plate 1)
Date:
1794
Materials & Techniques:
Color-printed relief etching in orange-brown ink, with watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 x 7 1/8 inches (25.4 x 18.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered inside image, upper center: "THE | FIRST BOOK | of | URIZEN"; lower center: "LAMBETH. Printed by Will Blake 1794."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1992.8.5(1)
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
religious and mythological subject | literary theme | beard | branches | roots | text | tombstone | gravestone | trees | men | writing (processes) | grave | book
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
The Romantic Print in the Age of Revolutions: Hero, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History (Yale Center for British Art, 2003-01-23 - 2003-06-01)William Blake (Tate Britain, 2000-11-02 - 2001-02-04)
Publications:
William Blake, Libros profe´ticos, vol. 1, Atalanta, Vilau¨r, Spain, 2013, p. 279, PR4142 .S35 2013