- Title:
- Preludium. "Of the primeval Priests assum'd power..." (Plate 2b)
- Part Of:
- Date:
- 1794
- Materials & Techniques:
- Color-printed relief etching in pale brown ink, with watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 11 7/8 x 9 5/8 inches (30.2 x 24.4 cm), Plate: 6 1/2 x 4 1/8 inches (16.5 x 10.5 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "2"
Lettered inside image: "URIZEN | Of the primeval Priests assum'd power, | When Eternals spurnd back his Religion | And gave him a place in the north | Obscure. shadowy. void. solitary. | Eternals I hear your call gladly, | Dictate swift winged words. & fear not | To unfold your dark visions of torment."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1978.43.1420
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- baby | branches | children | flames | gown | infant | literary theme | text | trees | women
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
Note: The Study Room is open by appointment. Please visit the Study Room page on our website for more details. - Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:2347
- Export:
- XML
- IIIF Manifest:
- JSON
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