Restrike from fragment of cancelled plate for "A Prophecy"

1793

William Blake

Associated Names
William Blake

Artist, British, 1757 - 1827

The image shows swirling lines creating a textured background transitioning from green to purple. It has an abstract quality. The script-like text overlays the gradient background. The colors and cursive text form shapes similar to a wave or hill, with scattered dark speckles on top.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    relief etching//plate inked from a very stiff piece of card with ink rolled on to that in graduated color

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 16.5 × 12.6 cm (6 1/2 × 4 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1948.11.32

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bindman 1978, no. 164, State a(ii)

  • Series Title

    America, A Prophecy: no.3

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1948

  • Todd, Ruthven, PCQ, 29:3 1948, pp.25-37.

1978

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

Wikidata ID

Q65087368

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