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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Text by William Blake, 1757–1827
Title:
Chapter III, "As the stars are apart from the earth..." (Plate 7)
Part Of:

Collective Title: The First Book of Urizen, Copy C

Date:
1794
Materials & Techniques:
Color-printed relief etching in green ink, with watercolor 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: 5 3/4 x 4 5/8 inches (14.6 x 11.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "8"

Lettered inside image, center: "1 Urizen C: III."; left: "As the stars are apart from the earth | 9. Los wept howling around the dark | Demon: | And cursing his lot for in anguish, | Urizen was rent from his side: | And a fathomless void for his feet; | And intense fires for his dwelling."; right: "10. But Urizen laid in a stony sleep | Unorganiz'd. rent from Eternity | 11. The Eternals said: What is this? Death | Urizen is a clod of clay."

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1978.43.1426
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
fire | flames | literary theme | men | nudes | serpent | snake | text
Access:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:2352
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