Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810, Italian

after William Blake, 1757–1827, British

Text by Robert Blair, 1699–1746, British

Published by Rudolf Ackermann, 1764–1834, British
Title:
The Counsellor, King, Warrior, Mother & Child, in the Tomb
Date:
1808, published 1813
Materials & Techniques:
Etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 3/8 × 15 inches (28.9 × 38.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettrered upper right: "P.11"; below image, lower center: "The Counseller, King, Warrior, Mother & Child, in the Tomb | London, Published March 1st. 1813, by R. Ackermann 101 Strand"; lower left: "Drawn by W. Blake"; lower right: "Etched by L.Schiavonetti"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1974.8.9
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
seal | beards | elderly | youth | watching | lamp | candle | sleeping | pillows | mats | low-relief sculpture | sword | sheath | parchment | crown | death | mortality | counselor | king (person) | warrior | mother | child | tomb | religious and mythological subject
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:23415