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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
after Thomas Alphonso Hayley, 1780–1800
Text by William Hayley, 1745–1820
Published by Thomas Cadell the younger, 1773–1836
Title:
The Death of Demosthenes
Part Of:

Collective Title: An Essay on Sculpture, in a Series of Epistles to John Flaxman

Date:
1800
Materials & Techniques:
Engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Plate: 6 1/2 × 7 3/4 inches (16.5 × 19.7 cm), Sheet: 10 1/8 × 7 3/4 inches (25.7 × 19.7 cm), Binding: 10 1/8 inches (25.7 cm), Image: 5 × 7 inches (12.7 × 17.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Lettered above image: "To face Page 126"; inside image: "??S???O??"; below image: "T.H. invenit | W. Blake sc. | The DEATH of DEMOSTHENES. | He views this Outrage with indignant Eyes, | And at the Base of Neptunes Statue dies. | Epistle 5. Verse 61. | Publishd June 14. 1800 by Cadell & Davis Strand"

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1978.43.1651
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Access:
Accessible in the Study Room [Request]
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:7474
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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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