Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Title:
For the Sexes: The Gates of Paradise, Plate 15, "Fear & hope are -- Vision"
Date:
1826
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Spine: 13 3/4 inches (34.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite lower center: "13. But when once I did descry | The immortal man that cannot die, | Blake's 'Key'."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1992.8.6(15)
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
cell | beard | men | women | children | text | light | spirit | bed | room | soul | literary theme | ghost | religious and mythological subject | dying | death
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:3932