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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British, Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Plate 4, "The Shepherd" (Bentley 5), 1789
- 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: 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:
- View by request in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:2481
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