Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Title:
Young's Night Thoughts, Page 1, "Swift on His Downy Pinion Flies from Woe"
Date:
1797
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving with watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Spine: 17 1/2 inches (44.5 cm)
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1992.8.10(2)
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
nudes | wings | clouds | sheep | literary theme | grass | religious and mythological subject | sleeping | text | stars | vine | angel | shroud | blanket | night
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:3548