Print made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810, Italian, Robert Blair, The Grave, Title Page, 1808
- Title:
- Robert Blair, The Grave, Title Page
- Part Of:
- Date:
- 1808
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 20 1/4 × 13 1/2 inches (51.4 × 34.3 cm), Plate: 14 1/4 × 10 7/8 inches (36.2 × 27.6 cm), Image: 13 × 10 inches (33 × 25.4 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered inside image, upper left to lower left: "The | GRAVE, | A Poem. | Illustrated by twelve Etchings | Executed | by | Louis Schiavonetti, | From the Original | Inventions | of | William Blake, | 1808."; below image, lower left: "Drawn by W. Blake"; lower center: "London, Published May 1. 1808, by R.H.Cromek. No. 64, Newman Street"; lower right: "Etched by L.Schiavonetti | Proof Copy R.H.C. Price 5.5.0"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1978.43.1472
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- flames | hornpipe | literary theme | man | nude | playing | religious and mythological subject | shroud | skeleton | The Grave (1743) by Robert Blair (1699-1746)
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:2400
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