Creator: William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Text by Thomas Gray, 1716–1771, British Title: A Genius Driving Away "Comus & his midnight-crew..." (Design 95) 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 black ink upper left: "4"; in graphite center: "+" Credit Line: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection Copyright Status: Public Domain Accession Number: B1992.8.11(48) Classification: Drawings & Watercolors Collection: Prints and Drawings Subject Terms: angel | religious and mythological subject | literary theme | mythological figures | sky | serpent | bodies | clouds | lyre | chair | garden | vines | flowers (plants) | text | sea | chains | scales | lightning | stars | men 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:3689