Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
John Flaxman, 1755–1826, British
Title:
Portrait of William Blake
Date:
ca. 1804
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 x 8 1/8 inches (17.8 x 20.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower center: "William Blake | Drawn by John Flaxman"; inscribed in graphite, lower right: " < . . . > "; inscribed on mount in graphite, upper center: "114 Drawings"; inscribed in graphite, on mount, verso, upper right: "[...]657"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1992.8.11(59)
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
man | poet | engraver (printmaker) | profile | portrait | artist
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
William Blake - The Artist (Tate Britain, 2019-09-11 - 2020-02-20)

The Human Form Divine - William Blake from the Paul Mellon Collection (Yale Center for British Art, 1997-04-02 - 1997-07-06)
Publications:
Jessica Dillworth, The Divine Image: Jessica Dillworth on William Blake's Virgin and Child (1825), , August 30, 2011, 4 minutes, 11 seconds, http://www.youtube.com/v/4L34YbF1m0k

R. J. B. Walker, Regency portraits, National Portrait Gallery, London, 1985, p. 52 (vol. 1), N1090 A592 (YCBA)

William Blake, Tate Publishing, London, p. 114, cat. 90, NJ18.B57 M97 2019 (LC) Oversize (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:3598