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Creator:
Print made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810
after William Blake, 1757–1827
Text by Robert Blair, 1699–1746
Published by Thomas Cadell the younger, 1773–1836
Title:
The Day of Judgment
Part Of:

Collective Title: The Grave, A Poem, by Robert Blair

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), Plate: 12 1/2 × 9 7/8 inches (31.8 × 25.1 cm), Image: 10 7/8 × 8 3/4 inches (27.6 × 22.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Lettered below image, lower left: "Drawn by W.Blake"; lower right: "Etched by L.Schiavonetti"; lower center: "The Day of Judgment. | London, Published May 1st. 1808, by Cadell & Davis, Strand."

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1978.43.1483
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
angel | begging | book | chaos | Christ | climbing | clouds | flames | grave | heaven | hell | light | literary theme | nude | religious and mythological subject | soul | steps | The Grave (1743) by Robert Blair (1699-1746) | throne
Access:
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:2411
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