Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British, The First Book of Urizen, Plate 12 (Bentley 22), 1794
- Title:
- The First Book of Urizen, Plate 12 (Bentley 22)
- Date:
- 1794
- Medium:
- Color-printed relief etching in orange-brown with watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 11 7/8 x 9 5/8 inches (30.2 x 24.4 cm) and Plate: 8 1/8 x 4 inches (20.6 x 10.2 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "13"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1978.43.1431
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- beard | fire | flames | literary theme | men | nudes | shackle
- Access:
- Accessible by request in the Study Room [Request]
Note: As a COVID-19 precaution, the Study Room is closed until further notice. - Exhibition History:
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William Blake - His Art & Times (Yale Center for British Art, 1982-09-15 - 1982-11-14)
William Blake - His Art & Times (Art Gallery of Ontario, 1982-12-03 - 1983-02-06)
William Blake (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000-03-26 - 2000-07-05)
William Blake (Tate Britain, 2000-11-02 - 2001-02-04)
William Blake and the Age of Aquarius (Block Museum of Art, 2017-09-23 - 2018-03-11)
- Publications:
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William Blake, Libros profe´ticos, vol. 1, Atalanta, Vilau¨r, Spain, 2013, p.326, PR4142 .S35 2013
Andrew Burkett, Romantic Mediations : Media Theory and British Romanticism, State University of New York Press, Albany, p. 114, fig. 3.18, PR447 .B77 2016 (LC)
- Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:2357
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