Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Title:
For the Sexes: The Gates of Paradise, Plate 16, "The Traveller hasteth in the Evening"
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: "14. Thro' evening shades I haste away | To close the labours of my day. | Blake's 'Key'."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1992.8.6(16)
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
staffs (walking sticks) | leaf | bushes | walking | religious and mythological subject | hat | walking sticks | men | literary theme | coat | hedges
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:3933