Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Prints made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810, Italian

after William Blake, 1757–1827, British

Frontispiece after Thomas Phillips, 1770–1845, British

Text by Robert Blair, 1699–1746, British

Published by Robert Hartley Cromek, 1770–1812, British

Plates published by Cadell and Davies, 1773–1836, British
Title:
The Grave, A Poem, by Robert Blair
Date:
1808
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and letterpress bound in full calf with marbled endpapers on moderately thick, slightly textured, laid paper and wove paper
Dimensions:
Binding: 16 1/8 inches (41 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed inside front flyleaf in graphite: "2971 | RZX | Proof Copy ([Fleming] 1250, also with portrait on India | paper & mounted, with smaller margins)
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1978.43.1445V
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
literary theme | sitting | chair | pen | coat | vest | cravat | portrait | religious and mythological subject | The Grave (1743) by Robert Blair (1699-1746)
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
The Human Form Divine - William Blake from the Paul Mellon Collection (Yale Center for British Art, 1997-04-02 - 1997-07-06)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:57554