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Creator:
William Blake, 1757–1827
Published by Robert John Thornton, 1768–1837
Title:
Caius Julius Cæsar
Part Of:

Collective Title: The Pastorals of Virgil

Date:
1821
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Spine: 7 1/8 inches (18.1 cm), Sheet: 6 5/8 x 4 1/8 inches (16.8 x 10.5 cm), Image: 5 x 3 1/4 inches (12.7 x 8.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Lettered lower right: "Blake, del. et Sculp."; lower center: "Caius Julius Caesar, | Afsafsinated 44 years before the Christian Aera. | Virgil: aet. 26. | London, Published by Dr.Thornton, 1821."

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1978.43.1721(3)
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
armor | bust | laurel | portrait
Access:
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:63809
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