Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Title:
The First Book of Urizen, Plate 8 (Bentley 9)
Date:
1794
Materials & Techniques:
Color-printed relief etching in orange-brown ink, with watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 7/8 x 9 5/8 inches (30.2 x 24.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "9"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1978.43.1427
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
cave | men | kneeling | nudes | literary theme | stones | beard
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
The Human Form Divine - William Blake from the Paul Mellon Collection (Yale Center for British Art, 1997-04-02 - 1997-07-06)

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)
Publications:
William Blake, Libros profe´ticos, vol. 1, Atalanta, Vilau¨r, Spain, 2013, p. 300, PR4142 .S35 2013

VALA : The journal of the Blake Society, The Blake Society, London, back cover, PR4146.B54 V35+ (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:2353