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Print made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810, Italian, The Meeting of a Family in Heaven, 1808, published 1813

Creator:: Print made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810
after William Blake, 1757–1827
Text by Robert Blair, 1699–1746
Published by Rudolf Ackermann, 1764–1834
Title:: The Meeting of a Family in Heaven
Part Of:: Collective Title: The Grave, A Poem, by Robert Blair
Date:: 1808, published 1813
Medium:: Etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 × 11 3/8 inches (38.1 × 28.9 cm), Plate: 11 × 5 3/4 inches (27.9 × 14.6 cm), Image: 9 3/8 × 5 1/4 inches (23.8 × 13.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:: Lettered below image, lower center: "The meeting of a Family in Heaven | London, Published Mar. 1st. 1813, by R. Ackermann 101 Strand"; lower left: "Drawn by W.Blake."; lower right: "Etched by L.Schiavonetti"
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:: Public Domain
Accession Number:: B1974.8.5
Classification:: Prints
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:: angels | children | embracing | family | heaven | husband | joy | kissing | meeting | religious and mythological subject | robes | wings | wives
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Link:: https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:23396
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