Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Plate 40, "The Angel" (Bentley 41)
Date:
1794
Materials & Techniques:
Color-printed relief etching with watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/4 x 4 3/4 inches (18.4 x 12.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper center: "26"; in graphite, lower center: "40"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1978.43.1571
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
children | nudes | serpent | vegetation | women | wings | snake | branches | historical subject | infant | text | trees | angel
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
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)