Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Title:
The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 43, "The Progress of Poesy."
Date:
between 1797 and 1798
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and black ink and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper with inlaid letterpress page
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 1/2 x 12 3/4 inches (41.9 x 32.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in black ink upper right: "3"; in graphite center: "x"; on verso in gray ink upper left: "4"; in graphite center: "x"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1992.8.11(22)
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
hawks | animal art | beard | stream | lyre | robe | sandal | men | text | dress | throne | water | women | flowers (plants) | sky | vines | rocks (landforms) | woman | religious and mythological subject | fairies | literary theme | bird
Currently On View:
Not on view
Publications:
Colin Cross, Blake revealed, William Blake : Discovery of a Masterwork , Observer, vol. 12, November 21, 1971, pp. 19-23, V 1245 Detached from Observer colour magazine

Arnold Fawcus, Unknown Watercolours by William Blake, Illustrated London News, vol. 259, No. 6881, December 25, 1971, pp. 45-46, 49-51, Illustrated London News Historical Archive
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:3632