Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British, Alas! (Plate 9), 1793
- Title:
- Alas! (Plate 9)
- Part Of:
Collective Title: For Children: The Gates of Paradise, Copy E
- Date:
- 1793
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching and line engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Spine: 5 1/2 inches (14 cm), Sheet: 5 3/8 x 4 1/2 inches (13.7 x 11.4 cm), Plate: 3 x 1 7/8 inches (7.6 x 4.8 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in brown ink, upper center: "8"
Lettered below image: "7 | Alas! | Publishd 17 May 1793 by WBlake Lambeth"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1978.43.1492
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- bushes | children | grass | hat | historical subject | leaf | men | nudes | trees
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:2421
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