Print made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810, Italianafter William Blake, 1757–1827, BritishText by Robert Blair, 1699–1746, BritishPublished by Robert Hartley Cromek, 1770–1812, British
Title:
Robert Blair, The Grave, Title Page
Date:
1808
Materials & Techniques:
Etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Binding: 14 1/2 inches (36.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered inside image, upper left to lower left: "The | GRAVE, | A Poem. | Illustrated by twelve Etchings | Executed | by | Louis Schiavonetti, | From the Original | Inventions | of | William Blake, | 1808."; below image, lower left: "Drawn by W. Blake"; lower center: "London, Published May 1. 1808, by R.H.Cromek. No. 64, Newman Street"; lower right: "Etched by L.Schiavonetti | Subscriber's Copy"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1978.43.1459
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
death | skeleton | man | falling | floating | nude | genre subject | figure study | trumpet