Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, BritishPublished by John Linnell the Elder, 1792–1882, British/Scottish
Title:
When the Morning Stars Sang Together
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving
Dimensions:
Overall: 16 × 10 3/4 inches (40.6 × 27.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered inside image, upper right: "14"; upper center: "Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades or loose the bands of Orion"; left: "Let there be | Light | Let there be A | Firmament | Let the Waters be gathered | together in one place | & let the Dry Land appear"; right: "And God made Two Great Lights | Sun | Moon | Let the Waters bring | forth abundantly | Let the Earth bring forth | Cattle & Creeping thing | & Beast"; lower center: "When the morning Stars sang together, & all the | Sons of God shouted for joy"; lower left: "WBlake Invenit & Sc"; lower center: "London. Published as the Act directs March 8:1825 by Willm Blake No 3 Fountain Court Strand"; lower right: "Proof"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of J. T. Johnston Coe in memory of Henry E. Coe, Yale BA 1878, Henry E. Coe Jr., Yale BA 1917, and Henry E. Coe III, Yale BA 1946