- Creator:
- Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British
- Title:
- For the Sexes: The Gates of Paradise, Plate 2, Frontispiece, "What is Man!"
- 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: "(Blake's) Keys of the Gates. | The Caterpillar on the leaf | Reminds thee of thy Mothers grief."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1992.8.6(2)
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- children | infant | leaf | baby | religious and mythological subject | branch | literary theme | text
- Currently On View:
- Not on view
- Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:3937