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- Title:
- Illustrations of Imitation of Eclogue I, Frontispiece
- Part Of:
- Date:
- 1821
- Materials & Techniques:
- Wood-engraving and letterpress on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Spine: 7 1/8 inches (18.1 cm), Sheet: 7 x 4 1/8 inches (17.8 x 10.5 cm), Image: 2 3/8 x 3 3/8 inches (6 x 8.6 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered upper left: "To face page 13."; upper center to center: "ILLUSTRATIONS | of | IMITATION OF ECLOGUE I. | FRONTISPIECE."; lower center: "THENOT AND COLINET. | The Illustrations of this English Pastoral are by the famous | BLAKE, the illustrator of Young's Night Thoughts, and Blair's | Grave; who designed and engraved them himself. This is men- | tioned, as they display less of art than genius, and are much | admired by some eminent painters."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1978.43.1720(1)
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- genre subject | man | robe | sheep | shepherds | sunrise | tree
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
Note: The Study Room is open by appointment. Please visit the Study Room page on our website for more details. - Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:7467
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