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Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Title:
The Shepherd (Plate 4)
Additional Title(s):
Verso: The Little Black Boy (Plate 5)
Part Of:

Collective Title: Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Copy F

Date:
1789
Materials & Techniques:
Relief etching printed in green ink, with hand coloring in 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), Plate: 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
Access:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:2481
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