Prints made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810, Italian, The Grave, A Poem, by Robert Blair, 1808
- Title:
The Grave, A Poem, by Robert Blair
- Part Of:
- Date:
- 1808
- Medium:
- Etching and letterpress, bound in contemporary publisher's paper-covered boards, rebacked 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)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed inside front cover in graphite: "first issue | a subscriber's copy. small"; inscribed inside back cover in graphite: "Collated | & complete | pp. B[...] | D2515"
Lettered label on front cover: "Blake's | Illustrations | of | Blair's Grave, | Engraved by Schiavonetti. | 13 Plates. - Price 2l. 12s. 6d."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1978.43.1458V
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- chair | coat | cravat | literary theme | pen | portrait | religious and mythological subject | sitting | The Grave (1743) by Robert Blair (1699-1746) | vest
- Associated People:
- Blake, William (1757–1827), engraver, artist, and poet
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:57555
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The Human Form Divine - William Blake from the Paul Mellon Collection (Yale Center for British Art, 1997-04-02 - 1997-07-06) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition] [Exhibition Description]
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