The Complaint, and the Consolation; or Night Thoughts

published 1797

William Blake

Artist, British, 1757 - 1827

Edward Young

Author, British, 1683 - 1765

William Blake and Edward Young (author)

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    1 vol: ill: 43 engravings with etching (including title page) within text, by Blake

  • Credit Line

    William B. O'Neal Fund

  • Dimensions

    page size: 40.8 x 32.3 cm (16 1/16 x 12 11/16 in.)
    overall size (volume closed): 41.5 x 33.4 x 2.4 cm (16 5/16 x 13 1/8 x 15/16 in.)
    overall size (volume open): 41 x 67 cm (16 1/8 x 26 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1997.27.1-43

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bindman 1978, no. 337, State -379

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(John Windle, San Francisco); purchased by NGA, 1997.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1997

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

2006

  • The Artist's Vision: Romantic Traditions in Great Britain, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2006 - 2007

Bibliography

1978

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

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