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William Blake, 1757–1827, British, Illustrations of Eclogue I, Introductory, The Giant Polypheme, 1821
- Title:
Illustrations of Eclogue I, Introductory, The Giant Polypheme
- Part Of:
- Date:
- 1821
- Medium:
- Wood-engraving and letterpress on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Spine: 7 1/8 inches (18.1 cm), Sheet: 4 1/8 x 7 inches (10.5 x 17.8 cm), Image: 3 1/8 x 4 5/8 inches (7.9 x 11.7 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered upper left: "To face page 21."; upper center: "ILLUSTRATION OF ECLOGUE I. | INTRODUCTORY."; lower left: "Blake, del."; lower center: "THE GIANT POLYPHEME, FROM A FAMOUS PICTURE BY N. POUSSIN."; lower right: "B[...]field, sculps."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1978.43.1720(7)
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- cattle | landscape | shepherds | trees
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:63806
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