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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827, British, Young's Night Thoughts, Page 25, "Behold him, when past by; what then is seen", ca. 1797
- Title:
Young's Night Thoughts, Page 25, "Behold him, when past by; what then is seen"
- Additional Title(s):
Verso: Young's Night Thoughts, Page 26, "Measuring his motions by revolving spheres"
- Part Of:
Collective Title: The Complaint and The Consolation; or, Night Thoughts, by Edward Young
- Date:
- ca. 1797
- Medium:
- Etching and line engraving with watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Spine: 16 3/4 inches (42.5 cm), Sheet: 16 3/8 x 12 3/4 inches (41.6 x 32.4 cm), Plate: 15 7/8 x 12 5/8 inches (40.3 x 32.1 cm), Plate: 15 1/2 x 12 3/4 inches (39.4 x 32.4 cm)
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1978.43.1391
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- angel | bald | grass | literary theme | nudes | text | wings
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:7468
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