Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Title:
IV. "The eternal gates terrific porter lifted the northern bar..." (Plate 8)
Date:
1789
Materials & Techniques:
Relief etching printed in brown ink, with watercolor and pen and ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 x 9 1/2 inches (30.5 x 24.1 cm)
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1978.43.1341
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
leaf | mythological creature | snake | serpent | literary theme | reins | vines | grass | text | reins | children | riding | nudes
Currently On View:
Not on view
Publications:
William Blake, Libros profe´ticos, vol. 1, Atalanta, Vilau¨r, Spain, 2013, p. 80, PR4142 .S35 2013
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:2260