Yale Center for British Art

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

after George Cumberland, 1754–1848, British

Text by George Cumberland, 1754–1848, British
Title:
Iron Age
Date:
1794
Materials & Techniques:
Etching on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 3/4 × 10 1/8 inches (19.7 × 25.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered above image, upper right: "18"; lettered inside image, upper left: "IRON AGE"; lettered inside image, upper right: "Then cursed steel & more accursed gold | Gave mischief birth & made that mischief bold. | Ovid. Iron Age"; lettered below image, lower center: "From an original Invention by G: Cumberland: Engd: by W Blake. Publishd as the Act directs. Novr 5: 1794"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1978.43.1620
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:2562