Yale Center for British Art

Creator:

Viscomi, Joseph, 1952-

Title:

William Blake's printed paintings : methods, origins, meanings / Joseph Viscomi.

Published / Created:

London : Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, 2021.

New Haven : Distributed by Yale University Press

Physical Description:

ix, 238 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), facsimiles (some color) ; 23 x 26 cm

Collection:

Reference Library

Copyright Status:

Classification:

Books

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-229) and index.

Contents:

part 1. Methods & production -- Blake's methods of color printing -- Blake's first independent color printed designs -- Production of the large monoprints -- part 2. Origins & evolution -- Print or painting? -- Painted prints of London, c. 1777-1795 -- part 3. Meanings & interpretations -- Series or selection? -- Interpreting the designs.

Subject Terms:

Blake, William, 1757–1827 -- Criticism and interpretation. | Blake, William, 1757–1827. | Color prints, English, 18th century.

Form/Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Contributors:

Blake, William, 1757–1827. Works. Selections.