Restrike from fragment of cancelled plate for "A Prophecy"

1793

William Blake

Associated Names
William Blake

Artist, British, 1757 - 1827

This is a drawing of faint handwriting on a textured surface. The drawing features a subtle and mostly obscured section of handwritten text. The ink appears to have been applied with a gentle touch, creating a delicate and ephemeral quality to the writing. The upper section might display additional dim lines. The entire composition carries a sense of antiquity and fragile beauty.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    relief etching//restrike

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 8.6 × 6.1 cm (3 3/8 × 2 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1869

  • Catalogue Raisonné

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

  • Series Title

    America, A Prophecy: no.3

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1978

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

Wikidata ID

Q64962799

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