Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British, America. A Prophecy, Plate 1, Frontispiece, 1793
- Title:
- America. A Prophecy, Plate 1, Frontispiece
- Date:
- 1793
- Medium:
- Color-printed relief etching in brown with pen and black ink and watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 14 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches (36.8 x 26.7 cm) and Plate: 9 1/4 x 6 5/8 inches (23.5 x 16.8 cm)
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1992.8.2(1)
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- cannon | chains | children | clouds | men | night | nudes | religious and mythological subject | shackles | stones | women
- 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)
William Blake - The Artist (Tate Britain, 2019-09-11 - 2020-02-20)
- Publications:
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William Blake, Libros profe´ticos, vol. 1, Atalanta, Vilau¨r, Spain, 2013, p. 196, PR4142 .S35 2013
William Blake, Tate Publishing, London, p. 69, cat. 44, NJ18.B57 M97 2019 (LC) Oversize (YCBA)
- Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:3850
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