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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Text by William Blake, 1757–1827
Title:
Title Page, The First Book of Urizen (Plate 1)
Part Of:

Collective Title: The First Book of Urizen, Copy A

Date:
1794
Materials & Techniques:
Color-printed relief etching in orange-brown ink, with watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 x 7 1/8 inches (25.4 x 18.1 cm), Plate: 6 1/8 x 4 1/8 inches (15.6 x 10.5 cm), Spine: 10 1/4 inches (26 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Lettered inside image, upper center: "THE | FIRST BOOK | of | URIZEN"; lower center: "LAMBETH. Printed by Will Blake 1794."

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1992.8.5(1)
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
beard | book | branches | grave | gravestone | literary theme | men | religious and mythological subject | roots | text | tombstone | trees | writing (processes)
Access:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:3896
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