Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Title:
Albion Compelling the Four Zoas to Their Proper Tasks
Date:
1804 to 1810
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and black chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 7/8 x 12 1/4 inches (25.1 x 31.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left: "1930.234"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Anonymous Gift, The Frederick Benjamin Kaye Memorial Collection, transfer from the Yale University Art Gallery
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1979.12.718
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
literary theme | sickle | wind | men | wings | drapery | nudes
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
The Human Form Divine - William Blake from the Paul Mellon Collection (Yale Center for British Art, 1997-04-02 - 1997-07-06)

William Blake (Tokyo) (The National Museum of Western Art, 1990-09-18 - 1990-11-25)

William Blake - His Art & Times (Art Gallery of Ontario, 1982-12-03 - 1983-02-06)

William Blake - His Art & Times (Yale Center for British Art, 1982-09-15 - 1982-11-14)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:7232