Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Title:
For the Sexes: The Gates of Paradise, Plate 20, "He meets his Saviour in the Grave . . . . "
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 upper center: "The first half of these supplementary | verses is wanting. They are supplied | under the figures to which they belong. | -- which see. /S./"; inscribed on back in graphite lower right: "3"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1992.8.6(20)
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
figures | nudes | text | literary theme | religious and mythological subject
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:3938