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- Title:
The First Book of Urizen, Plate 10, "7. From the caverns of his jointed spine . . . ." (Bentley 11)
- Part Of:
- Date:
- 1794
- Medium:
- Color-printed relief etching in green ink, with watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 11 7/8 x 9 5/8 inches (30.2 x 24.4 cm), Plate: 6 x 4 1/4 inches (15.2 x 10.8 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "11"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1978.43.1429
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- blood | chain | fire | flames | hammer | literary theme | men | nudes | shackle | sitting | skeleton | text
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:2355
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