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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British, America. A Prophecy, Plate 4, "Silent as despairing love....", 1793
- Title:
America. A Prophecy, Plate 4, "Silent as despairing love...."
- Part Of:
- Date:
- 1793
- Medium:
- Relief etching printed in blue 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), Plate: 8 1/2 x 6 3/4 inches (21.6 x 17.1 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in blue ink upper right: "2"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1992.8.2(4)
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- men | religious and mythological subject | roots | text | trees | vines
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:3863
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