Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British, Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Plate 1, Innocence Frontispiece (Bentley 2), 1789
- Title:
- Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Plate 1, Innocence Frontispiece (Bentley 2)
- Date:
- 1789
- Medium:
- Relief etching printed in green with pen and ink and watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 7 1/4 x 4 3/4 inches (18.4 x 12.1 cm) and 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 request in the Study Room [Request]
Note: As a COVID-19 precaution, the Study Room is closed until further notice. - Exhibition History:
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William Blake - His Art & Times (Yale Center for British Art, 1982-09-15 - 1982-11-14)
William Blake - His Art & Times (Art Gallery of Ontario, 1982-12-03 - 1983-02-06)
The Creative Printmaker (Joseph and Margaret Muscarelle Museum of Art, 1986-03-05 - 1986-04-20)
The Creative Printmaker (Yale Center for British Art, 1985-07-09 - 1985-09-01)
William Blake (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000-03-26 - 2000-07-05)
- Publications:
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Robert Hoozee, British vision : observation and imagination in British art, 1750-1950, , Mercatorfonds Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Brussels , Ghent, 2007, p. 342, no. 231, fig. 231, N6767 B78 2007 + OVERSIZE (YCBA)
- Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:2477
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