Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British

Hand colored by William Blake, 1757–1827, British

Text by Edward Young, 1683–1765, British

Published by Richard Edwards, active 1796–1797, British
Title:
Night the First. On Life, Death and Immortality; Title Page
Date:
ca. 1797
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, line engraving, and letterpress, with hand coloring in watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Spine: 16 3/4 inches (42.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered inside image: "Night the First. | on | LIFE, | DEATH | and | IMMORTALITY."; lower left: "Pubd. June 27th 1796, by R. Edwards,no. 142 New Bond Street."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1978.43.1380
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
nudes | lyres | gowns | sceptres | women | family | men | children | text | literary theme | beard | hand | angels
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
The Romantic Print in the Age of Revolutions: Hero, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History (Yale Center for British Art, 2003-01-23 - 2003-06-01)

The Human Form Divine - William Blake from the Paul Mellon Collection (Yale Center for British Art, 1997-04-02 - 1997-07-06)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:2301