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- Title:
Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Plate 1, Innocence Frontispiece (Bentley 2)
- Part Of:
Collective Title: Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Bentley Copy F
- Date:
- 1789
- Materials & Techniques:
- Relief etching printed in green ink, with watercolor and pen and ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 7 1/4 x 4 3/4 inches (18.4 x 12.1 cm), Plate: 4 3/8 x 2 3/4 inches (11.1 x 7 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper center: "1"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1978.43.1546
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- angel | children | flute | men | pipe | pipes | religious and mythological subject | shepherd | trees | trumpet | vines
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
Note: The Study Room is open by appointment. Please visit the Study Room page on our website for more details. - Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:2477
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