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Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Title:

For the Sexes: The Gates of Paradise, Plate 11, "I want! I want!"

Date:
1826
Medium:
Etching and line engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Spine: 13 3/4 inches (34.9 cm), Sheet: 13 3/8 x 9 3/8 inches (34 x 23.8 cm), Plate: 2 7/8 x 1 7/8 inches (7.3 x 4.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in graphite lower center: "9. On the shadows of the Moon | Climbing thro' Night's highest noon: | Blake's 'Key'."

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1992.8.6(11)
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
children | couple | earth | ladder | literary theme | moon | night | religious and mythological subject | sky | stars
Access:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:3928
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