Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Title:
Europe. A Prophecy, Frontispiece Proof Impression
Date:
ca. 1820
Materials & Techniques:
Relief etching prined in brown ink; verso: color printed relief etching, pen and black ink, and gray ink; proof on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 1/2 x 9 1/4 inches (31.8 x 23.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite lower right: "[...] 43 | B [...] Watteau"; on back in graphite lower right: "[...]"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1992.8.1(106)
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
wings | nudes | flames | leaf | men | angel | bald | religious and mythological subject | text | fire
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)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:3437