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William Blake, 1757–1827, British, Socrates, a Visionary Head, ca. 1820
- Title:
Socrates, a Visionary Head
- Date:
- ca. 1820
- Medium:
- Graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 8 7/8 x 7 1/4 inches (22.5 x 18.4 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, verso, lower left: "Socrates"; in graphite, verso, lower center: "Gilchrist 72"; in graphite, verso, lower right: "Aspland 69"; in graphite, verso, lower right, circled: "1"; in graphite, verso, lower right: "K[...]"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1975.4.42
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- beard | head | man | portrait | profile
- Associated People:
- Socrates
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:7240
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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]
William Blake (Tokyo) (The National Museum of Western Art, 1990-09-18 - 1990-11-25) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
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