Print made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810, Italian, The Death of the Good Old Man, 1808
- Title:
- The Death of the Good Old Man
- Part Of:
- Date:
- 1808
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Binding: 14 1/2 inches (36.8 cm), Sheet: 11 1/2 × 14 1/4 inches (29.2 × 36.2 cm), Plate: 9 1/2 × 11 inches (24.1 × 27.9 cm), Image: 8 × 10 1/4 inches (20.3 × 26 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered above image, upper right: "P.30"; inside image, lower center: "The | New | Testament"; below image, lower left: "Drawn by W. Blake"; lower right: "Etched by L.Schiavonetti"; lower center: "The Death of The Good Old Man. | ... Sure the last end | Of the good Man is peace! How calm His exit! | London Published May 1st. 1808. by Cadell & Davies, Strand"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1978.43.1468
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- angels | bed | bread | death | genre subject | kneeling | man | prayer | wine
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:2395
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