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William Blake, 1757–1827, British, Epicurus, 1821
- Title:
Epicurus
- Part Of:
- Date:
- 1821
- Medium:
- Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Spine: 7 1/8 inches (18.1 cm), Sheet: 6 5/8 x 4 1/8 inches (16.8 x 10.5 cm), Image: 4 x 2 3/4 inches (10.2 x 7 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered lower center: "E(P)IKOYROZ"; lower right: "Blake, del. et Sculp."; lower center: "Epicurus. | A Grecian Philosopher, Flourished 264 years before | Christ, His philosophy was transfused into Latin, | by the great Roman Poet Lucretius, who | flourished 105 years before Christ, and wrote | his "De Rerum Natura" on the Nature of | Things. | He placed the summum bonum on | Tranquillity of Mind, arising from Virtue, and | the Contemplation of Nature. | He is said to have been born 342 B.C. Died 270 B.C. ae: 72. | London, Published by Dr.Thornton, 1821."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1978.43.1721(4)
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- beard | bust | portrait
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:63810
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