Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Title:
Songs of Innocence, Plate 18, "A Cradle Song" (Bentley 16)
Date:
1789
Materials & Techniques:
Relief etching printed in brown ink, with watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/2 x 5 3/8 inches (19.1 x 13.7 cm)
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1992.8.12(11)
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
vegetation | crib | leaf | woman | children | branches | literary theme | mother | vines | sleeping | text | infant | baby | drapes | chair | cradle
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:3704