Young's Night Thoughts, Page 19, "Emblem of that which shall awake the dead"

Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British, Young's Night Thoughts, Page 19, "Emblem of that which shall awake the dead", ca. 1797

Creator:: Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Title:: Young's Night Thoughts, Page 19, "Emblem of that which shall awake the dead"
Part Of:: Collective Title: The Complaint and The Consolation; or, Night Thoughts, by Edward Young
Date:: ca. 1797
Medium:: Etching and line engraving with watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Spine: 16 3/4 inches (42.5 cm), Sheet: 16 1/2 x 12 3/4 inches (41.9 x 32.4 cm), Plate: 16 1/8 x 12 3/4 inches (41 x 32.4 cm)
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:: Public Domain
Accession Number:: B1978.43.1389
Classification:: Prints
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:: dead | death | literary theme | men | nudes | shrouds | skeletons | text | trumpets
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Link:: https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:2313
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