The Book of Thel, Plate 4, "Why should the mistress . . . ."

Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British, The Book of Thel, Plate 4, "Why should the mistress . . . .", 1789

Creator:: Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Title:: The Book of Thel, Plate 4, "Why should the mistress . . . ."
Date:: 1789
Medium:: Relief etching printed in brown ink, with watercolor and pen and ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 3/8 x 9 inches (28.9 x 22.9 cm), Plate: 6 x 4 3/8 inches (15.2 x 11.1 cm), Spine: 11 1/2 inches (29.2 cm)
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:: Public Domain
Accession Number:: B1992.8.3(4)
Classification:: Prints
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:: branches | garden | leaf | literary theme | plants | religious and mythological subject | text | trees | vines | women
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Link:: https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:3873
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William Blake, Libros profe´ticos, vol. 1, Atalanta, Vilau¨r, Spain, 2013, p. 69, PR4142 .S35 2013 [ORBIS]

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