Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Prints made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810, Italian

after William Blake, 1757–1827, British

Frontispiece after Thomas Phillips, 1770–1845, British

Text by Robert Blair, 1699–1746, British

Published by Robert Hartley Cromek, 1770–1812, British

Plates published by Cadell & Davies, 1773–1836, British
Title:
The Grave, A Poem, by Robert Blair
Date:
1808
Materials & Techniques:
13 Etchings bound in green cloth portfolio on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 20 1/4 × 14 inches (51.4 × 35.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed inside cover of portfolio: "1165 / MMX /"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1978.43.1471V
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
literary theme | religious and mythological subject | vest | cravat | sitting | portrait | chair | pen | coat | The Grave (1743) by Robert Blair (1699-1746)
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
The Human Form Divine - William Blake from the Paul Mellon Collection (Yale Center for British Art, 1997-04-02 - 1997-07-06)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:57556