Print made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810, Italian, The Descent of Man into the Vale of Death, 1808
- Title:
- The Descent of Man into the Vale of Death
- Additional Title(s):
- The Valley of Death
- Part Of:
- Date:
- 1808
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 20 × 14 inches (50.8 × 35.6 cm), Plate: 11 × 6 3/4 inches (27.9 × 17.1 cm), Image: 9 1/2 × 5 3/8 inches (24.1 × 13.7 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered below image, lower left: "Drawn by W Blake"; lower right: "Etched by L Schiavonetti"; lower center: "The Valley of Death. | 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:
- B1978.43.1474
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- cane | cave | child | crutch | crying | death | descending | infant | injured | literary theme | man | path | religious and mythological subject | sick | stone | The Grave (1743) by Robert Blair (1699-1746) | valley (landform) | woman
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:2402
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