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Exhibition History The Human Form Divine - William Blake from the Paul Mellon Collection (Yale Center for British Art, 1997-04-02 - 1997-07-06)

Associated People Blake, William (1757–1827), engraver, artist, and poet

1. William Blake in Youth and Age

William Blake in Youth and Age

Creator:: George Richmond, 1809–1896
Date:: ca. 1830
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite with brush and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 1/2 × 10 1/2 inches (34.3 × 26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

2. Portrait of William Blake

Portrait of William Blake

Creator:: John Flaxman, 1755–1826
Date:: ca. 1804
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 x 8 1/8 inches (17.8 x 20.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. William Blake, Frontispiece

No cover image available

Creator:: Print made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810
Date:: 1808
Materials & Techniques:: Etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 19 3/4 × 13 1/2 inches (50.2 × 34.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. William Blake, Frontispiece

No cover image available

Creator:: Print made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810
Date:: 1808
Materials & Techniques:: Etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper with chine-collé
Dimensions:: Binding: 16 inches (40.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. The Grave, A Poem, by Robert Blair

No cover image available

Creator:: Prints made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810
Date:: 1808
Materials & Techniques:: 13 Etchings bound in green cloth portfolio on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 20 1/4 × 14 inches (51.4 × 35.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. The Grave, A Poem, by Robert Blair

No cover image available

Creator:: Prints made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810
Date:: 1808
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and letterpress, bound in contemporary publisher's paper-covered boards, rebacked on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Binding: 14 1/2 inches (36.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection