Print made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810, Italian, The Soul Exploring the Recesses of the Grave, 1808
- Title:
- The Soul Exploring the Recesses of the Grave
- Part Of:
- Date:
- 1808
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Binding: 16 inches (40.6 cm), Sheet: 15 3/4 × 12 1/4 inches (40 × 31.1 cm), Plate: 11 1/4 × 6 1/4 inches (28.6 × 15.9 cm), Image: 9 1/4 × 4 3/4 inches (23.5 × 12.1 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered below image, lower left: "Drawn by W.Blake"; lower right: "Etched by L.Schiavonetti."; lower center: "The Soul exploring the recesses of the Grave. | London, Published May 1st. 1808, by Cadell & Davis, Strand"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1978.43.1453
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- arch | barefoot | building | candle | cave | church | corpse | death | flames | grave | literary theme | man | moon | mountain | religious and mythological subject | rock | soul | spire | standing | The Grave (1743) by Robert Blair (1699-1746) | tomb | walking
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:2380
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