Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British, Frontispiece, "What is Man!" (Plate 2), 1826
- Title:
- Frontispiece, "What is Man!" (Plate 2)
- Part Of:
Collective Title: For the Sexes: The Gates of Paradise, Copy G
- Date:
- 1826
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching and line engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Spine: 13 3/4 inches (34.9 cm), Sheet: 13 3/8 x 9 3/8 inches (34 x 23.8 cm), Plate: 3 5/8 x 2 1/2 inches (9.2 x 6.4 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite lower center: "(Blake's) Keys of the Gates. | The Caterpillar on the leaf | Reminds thee of thy Mothers grief."
Lettered above image: "Frontispiece"; below image: "What is Man! | The Suns Light when he unfolds it | Depends on the Organ that beholds it | Publishd by WBlake 17 May 1793"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1992.8.6(2)
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- baby | branch | children | infant | leaf | literary theme | religious and mythological subject | text
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:3937
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