Print made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810, Italian, The Descent of Man into the Vale of Death, 1808
- Title:
The Descent of Man into the Vale of Death
- Part Of:
- Date:
- 1808
- Medium:
- Etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Binding: 14 1/2 inches (36.8 cm), Sheet: 14 1/4 × 11 1/2 inches (36.2 × 29.2 cm), Plate: 11 × 6 3/4 inches (27.9 × 17.1 cm), Image: 9 1/2 × 5 3/8 inches (24.1 × 13.7 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered above image, upper right: "P21"; below image, lower left: "Drawn by W Blake"; lower right: "Etched by L Schiavonetti"; lower center: "The descent of Man into the Vale of Death. | ...'tis here all meet.' | London. Published May 1st. 1808. by Cadell & Davies Strand"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1978.43.1465
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- cave | children (people by age group) | death | genre subject | men | vales | women
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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