Young's Night Thoughts, Page 73, "Draw the dire steel? -- ah no!"

Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British, Young's Night Thoughts, Page 73, "Draw the dire steel? -- ah no!", ca. 1797

Creator:: Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Title:: Young's Night Thoughts, Page 73, "Draw the dire steel? -- ah no!"
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: 15 5/8 x 12 inches (39.7 x 30.5 cm)
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:: Public Domain
Accession Number:: B1978.43.1409
Classification:: Prints
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:: crowns | flames | hands | literary theme | nails | text | thorns
Associated People:: Jesus Christ (7–2 BC/BCE to 30–36 AD/CE)
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Link:: https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:2335
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