Print made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810, Italianafter William Blake, 1757–1827, BritishText by Robert Blair, 1699–1746, BritishPublished by Rudolf Ackermann, 1764–1834, British
Title:
Robert Blair, The Grave, Title Page
Date:
1808, published 1813
Materials & Techniques:
Etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 × 11 3/8 inches (38.1 × 28.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered upper center to lower center: "The | GRAVE, | A Poem. | Illustrated by twelve Etchings | Executed | by | Louis Schiavonetti, | From the Original | Inventions | of | William Blake. | 1808"; lettered below image: "Drawn by W.Blake | London. Published March 1st 1813, by R.Ackermann, 101 Strand | Etched by L.Schiavonetti"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1974.8.1
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
watching | flames | reclining | words | death | skeleton | man | nude | trumpet | diving | words | religious and mythological subject