Dream of Thiralatha [from "America," cancelled plate d]

c. 1794/1796

William Blake

Associated Names
William Blake

Artist, British, 1757 - 1827

The image shows a painting of two figures, one standing and one sitting. The standing figure is nude and holding an object, while the sitting figure is hunched over, surrounded by dark colors. The background consists of shades of blue and dark colors. The painting's style is reminiscent of William Blake, known for using expressive figures and vibrant colors to depict imaginative and symbolic themes.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    relief etching, color-printed (with hand-coloring?)

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 11.8 x 17.2 cm (4 5/8 x 6 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 21 x 24.1 cm (8 1/4 x 9 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8994

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bindman 1978, no. 322

  • Series Title

    A Large Book of Designs: no.8

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1957

  • The Art of William Blake, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1957, no. 75.

1965

  • William Blake, Andrew Dickson White Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1965, no. 7.

1983

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., May 1983.

1997

  • Six Centuries/Six Artists, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1997.

2000

  • William Blake, Tate Britain, London, 2000-2001, no. 116.

Bibliography

1978

  • Bindman, David. The Complete Graphic Works of William Blake. London: Thames and Hudson, 1978.

1995

  • Weber-Caflisch, Antoinette. _Chacun son Dépeupleur: sur Samuel Beckett_Les Editions de Minuit, 1994: no. 15.

Wikidata ID

Q65026712

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