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Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Title:
"Over the hills, the vales, the cities, rage the red flames fierce..." (Plate 18)
Part Of:

Collective Title: America. A Prophecy, Copy M

Date:
1793
Materials & Techniques:
Relief etching printed in blue ink, with watercolor and pen and black ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches (36.8 x 26.7 cm), Plate: 9 1/2 x 6 3/4 inches (24.1 x 17.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in blue ink upper right: "16"

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1992.8.2(18)
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
flowers (plants) | mourning | religious and mythological subject | serpent | snake | text | thorns | trees | vines
Access:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:3860
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