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Creator:
Print made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810
after William Blake, 1757–1827
Text by Robert Blair, 1699–1746
Published by Thomas Cadell the younger, 1773–1836
Title:
The Meeting of a Family in Heaven
Part Of:

Collective Title: The Grave, A Poem, by Robert Blair

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 × 6 1/4 inches (27.9 × 15.9 cm), Image: 9 1/4 × 5 1/4 inches (23.5 × 13.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Lettered below image, lower left: "Drawn by W.Blake."; lower right: "Etched by L.Schiavonetti"; lower center: "The meeting of a Family in Heaven. | 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:
B1978.43.1456
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
angel | child | cloud | death | embrace | family | father | grave | heaven | literary theme | man | meeting | mother | religious and mythological subject | The Grave (1743) by Robert Blair (1699-1746) | wings | woman
Access:
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:2383
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