Print made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810, Italianafter William Blake, 1757–1827, BritishText by Robert Blair, 1699–1746, British
Title:
The Death of the Good Old Man
Date:
1808
Materials & Techniques:
Etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 5/8 × 20 inches (34.6 × 50.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered inside image, lower center: "The | New | Testament"; below image, lower left: "Drawn by W. Blake"; lower right: "Etched by L.Schiavonetti"; lower center: "The Death of The Good Old Man. | London Published May 1st. 1808. by Cadell & Davies, Strand"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1978.43.1477
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
plate (dish) | bread | bread-and-butter plate | wine | goblet | soul | angel | wings | flying | prayer | death | bed | peace | Bible | kneeling | barefoot | elderly | man | woman | book | literary theme | religious and mythological subject | window | The Grave (1743) by Robert Blair (1699-1746)