Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, BritishHand colored by William Blake, 1757–1827, BritishText by Edward Young, 1683–1765, BritishPublished by Richard Edwards, active 1796–1797, British
Title:
'This King of Terrors is the Prince of Peace' (Page 63)
Date:
ca. 1797
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, engraving, and letterpress, with hand coloring in watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Spine: 16 3/4 inches (42.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered inside image: "63 | To dust when drop proud nature's proudest spheres, | And live entire: death is the crown of life; | Were death denied, poor man would live in vain; | Were death denied, to live would not be life; | Were death denied, even fools would wish to die: | Death wounds to cure: we fall, we rise, we reign! | Spring from our fetters, fasten in the skies | Where blooming Eden withers in our sight. | Death gives us more than was in Eden lost; | *This KING OF TERRORS is the PRINCE OF PEACE. | When shall I die to vanity, pain, death? | When shall I die?--when shall I live for ever?"; lower left: "inv & sc | WB"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1978.43.1405
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
text | men | paper | scrolls | literary theme | beard
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
The Romantic Print in the Age of Revolutions: Hero, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History (Yale Center for British Art, 2003-01-23 - 2003-06-01)