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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British, For Children. The Gates of Paradise, Plate 13, "Aged Ignorance", 1793
- Title:
For Children. The Gates of Paradise, Plate 13, "Aged Ignorance"
- Date:
- 1793
- Medium:
- 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: 2 7/8 x 2 1/2 inches (7.3 x 6.4 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in brown ink, upper center: "12"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1978.43.1496
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- angel | beard | branches | children | historical subject | leaf | men | nudes | scissors | shears | sun | text | trees | wings
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:2425
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