<< YCBA Home Yale Center for British Art Yale Center for British Art << YCBA Home

YCBA Collections Search

 
IIIF Actions
Copy Caption to clipboard | Print Record | Large Print Record
Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Hand colored by William Blake, 1757–1827
Text by Edward Young, 1683–1765
Published by Richard Edwards, active 1796–1797
Title:
Night the Second. On Time, Death, and Friendship; Title Page (Page 17)
Part Of:

Collective Title: Young's Night Thoughts

Date:
1797
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, line engraving, and letterpress, with hand coloring in watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Spine: 17 1/2 inches (44.5 cm), Sheet: 16 1/2 x 13 inches (41.9 x 33 cm), Plate: 15 5/8 x 12 5/8 inches (39.7 x 32.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Lettered inside image: "NIGHT the SECOND | on | TIME, | DEATH | and | FRIENDSHIP."; lower left: "Pubd. June 27th, 1796, by R. Edwards, No. 142 New Bond Street."

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1992.8.10(11)
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
beard | crowns | literary theme | men | nude | religious and mythological subject | text
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:3539
Export:
XML
IIIF Manifest:
JSON


If you have information about this object that may be of assistance please contact us.