Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British, The First Book of Urizen, Plate 20, "Of life forsaken mountains . . . ." (Bentley 23), 1794
- Title:
- The First Book of Urizen, Plate 20, "Of life forsaken mountains . . . ." (Bentley 23)
- 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: 5 7/8 x 4 inches (14.9 x 10.2 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "21"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1978.43.1439
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- beard | fire | flames | globe | lantern | light | lion | literary theme | men | mountains | text
- 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)
- Publications:
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William Blake, Libros profe´ticos, vol. 1, Atalanta, Vilau¨r, Spain, 2013, p. 327, PR4142 .S35 2013
Denise Gigante, Life, organic form and Romanticism , Yale University Press, New Haven, 2009, between p. 114 and p. 115..151, Pl. III. 15, PR575.L54 G54 2009 (YCBA)
Robert Hoozee, British vision : observation and imagination in British art, 1750-1950, , Mercatorfonds Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Brussels , Ghent, 2007, pp. 23-24, 347, no. 238, fig. 238, N6767 B78 2007 + OVERSIZE (YCBA)
- Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:2365
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