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Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Title:
Alas! (Plate 9)
Part Of:

Collective Title: For Children: The Gates of Paradise, Copy E

Date:
1793
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Spine: 5 1/2 inches (14 cm), Sheet: 5 3/8 x 4 1/2 inches (13.7 x 11.4 cm), Plate: 3 x 1 7/8 inches (7.6 x 4.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in brown ink, upper center: "8"

Lettered below image: "7 | Alas! | Publishd 17 May 1793 by WBlake Lambeth"

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1978.43.1492
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
bushes | children | grass | hat | historical subject | leaf | men | nudes | trees
Access:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:2421
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