William Blake, 1757–1827, British, The Gambols of Ghosts According with Their Affections Previous to the Final Judgement, 1805 to 1808
- Title:
- The Gambols of Ghosts According with Their Affections Previous to the Final Judgement
- Additional Title(s):
- Design for Blair's The Grave
- Date:
- 1805 to 1808
- Materials & Techniques:
- Graphite and brown wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 18 3/16 × 12 1/2 inches (46.2 × 31.8 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, lower center: "BLAKE | IR 157"; in graphite, verso, lower right: "X [...] | [...] | From the Grave | Dated Works 28 244 | Gilchrist. 72: page 247"
Watermark: t | IHS | IVILLEDARY"
Signed in graphite, lower right: "Blake"; not dated
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1978.18
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- churches | clouds | dancing | doors | fighting | floating | ghosts | literary theme | sketches | spires | trees
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:7235
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The Human Form Divine - William Blake from the Paul Mellon Collection (Yale Center for British Art, 1997-04-02 - 1997-07-06) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition] [Exhibition Description]
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