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William Blake, 1757–1827, British, Pl. 6: The Pit of Disease ['...Then two I mark'd that sat Propp'd 'gainst each other,' Hell; Canto xxix. line 71.], 1827
- Title:
- Pl. 6: The Pit of Disease ['...Then two I mark'd that sat Propp'd 'gainst each other,' Hell; Canto xxix. line 71.]
- Date:
- 1827
- Materials & Techniques:
- Line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove India proof paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 14 7/8 × 21 1/4 inches (37.8 × 54 cm), Plate: 10 13/16 × 14 inches (27.5 × 35.5 cm), Image: 9 7/16 × 13 3/8 inches (24 × 33.9 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, below image, lower center: "Plate VI The Circle of the Falsifriens"; below image, lower right: "B.132 II/2."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1992.8.8(6)
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:3975
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