Wood blocks engraved by William Blake, 1757–1827, British, The Wood Engravings of William Blake for Thornton's 'Pastorals of Virgil', 1821, reprinted 1977
- Title:
- The Wood Engravings of William Blake for Thornton's 'Pastorals of Virgil'
- Part Of:
Collective Title: The Wood Engravings of William Blake for Thorton's Virgil
- Date:
- 1821, reprinted 1977
- Materials & Techniques:
- Seventeen electrotypes taken from the original wood-engraved blocks, each in a small folio with letterpress text on Japanese Hosho paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 4 3/4 x 6in. (12.1 x 15.2cm)
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1978.43.1586V
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:54936
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The Human Form Divine - William Blake from the Paul Mellon Collection (Yale Center for British Art, 1997-04-02 - 1997-07-06) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition] [Exhibition Description]
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