Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Title:
The Gambols of Ghosts According with Their Affections Previous to the Final Judgement
Date:
1805 to 1808
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and brown wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 18 3/16 × 12 1/2 inches (46.2 × 31.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, lower center: "BLAKE | IR 157"; in graphite, verso, lower right: "X [...] | [...] | From the Grave | Dated Works 28 244 | Gilchrist. 72: page 247"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1978.18
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
dancing | doors | ghosts | churches | floating | clouds | sketches | literary theme | trees | spires | fighting
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:7235