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 Third. Narcissa; 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 | THIRD, | NARCISSA."; lower right: "inv & s | WB"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1978.43.1399
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
text | women | stars | crowns | gown | serpent | snake | literary theme
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)
Publications:
Matthew Hargraves, William Blake and Paul Mellon : the life of the mind, Open Knowledge Foundation, New York, 2014, [ pp. 2, 3 ], fig.. 2, V 2557

Matthew Hargraves, William Blake and Paul Mellon : the life of the mind, Open Knowledge Foundation, New York, 2014, [ pp. 2, 3 ], fig.. 2, http://openglam.org/2014/10/07/william-blake-and-paul-mellon-the-life-of-the-mind
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:2325