Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Plate 4, "The Shepherd" (Bentley 5)

Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British, Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Plate 4, "The Shepherd" (Bentley 5), 1789

Creator:: Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Title:: Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Plate 4, "The Shepherd" (Bentley 5)
Additional Title(s):: Verso: Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Plate 5, "The Little Black Boy" (Bentley 9)
Part Of:: Collective Title: Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Bentley Copy F
Date:: 1789
Medium:: Relief etching printed in green with pen and black 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), Plate: 4 3/8 x 2 3/4 inches (11.1 x 7 cm), and Plate (verso): 4 3/8 x 2 5/8 inches (11.1 x 6.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:: Inscribed in graphite, upper center: "4"
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:: Public Domain
Accession Number:: B1978.43.1549
Classification:: Prints
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:: birds | boy | branches | grazing | hills | historical subject | leaf | men | sheep | shepherd | text | trees
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Link:: https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:2481
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