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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British, The First Book of Urizen, Plate 2, "Preludium to the Book of Urizen" (Bentley 2), 1794
- Title:
The First Book of Urizen, Plate 2, "Preludium to the Book of Urizen" (Bentley 2)
- Part Of:
- Date:
- 1794
- Medium:
- Color-printed relief etching in orange-brown ink, with watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 10 x 7 1/8 inches (25.4 x 18.1 cm), Plate: 6 1/2 x 4 inches (16.5 x 10.2 cm), Spine: 10 1/4 inches (26 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite upper right: "2"; in red ink upper right: "1"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1992.8.5(2)
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- baby | branches | children | flames | gown | infant | literary theme | religious and mythological subject | text | trees | women
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:3908
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The Romantic Print in the Age of Revolutions: Hero, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History (Yale Center for British Art, 2003-01-23 - 2003-06-01) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition] [Exhibition Description]
William Blake (Tate Britain, 2000-11-02 - 2001-02-04) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
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