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Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Hand colored by William Blake, 1757–1827
Text by Edward Young, 1683–1765
Published by Richard Edwards, active 1796–1797
Title:
Night the Third. Narcissa; Title Page
Part Of:

Collective Title: Young's Night Thoughts

Date:
ca. 1797
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, line engraving, and letterpress, with hand coloring in watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Spine: 16 3/4 inches (42.5 cm), Sheet: 16 1/2 x 13 inches (41.9 x 33 cm), Plate: 16 1/8 x 12 5/8 inches (41 x 32.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Lettered inside image: "NIGHT | the | THIRD, | NARCISSA."; lower right: "inv & s | WB"

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1978.43.1399
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
crowns | gown | literary theme | serpent | snake | stars | text | women
Access:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:2325
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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) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition] [Exhibition Description]

Matthew Hargraves, William Blake and Paul Mellon : the life of the mind, Open Knowledge Foundation, New York, 2014, [ pp. 2, 3 ], fig.. 2, V 2557 [ORBIS]

Matthew Hargraves, William Blake and Paul Mellon : the life of the mind, Open Knowledge Foundation, New York, 2014, [ pp. 2, 3 ], fig.. 2, http://openglam.org/2014/10/07/william-blake-and-paul-mellon-the-life-of-the-mind [Website]


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