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William Blake
1757-1827
Leaf removed from Edward Young's Night thoughts.
[London] : Pubd. June 27, 1796 by R. Edwards, [1797]
Engraving.
Sheet: 42 cm
Gift of Mr. Herman Cohen.
1980.79:2
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Engraving signed in the plate with the artist's initials; publisher's imprint at lower left.
Leaf with pages 7 and 8 removed from Edward Young's Night thoughts (London : Printed by R. Noble for R. Edwards, 1797), including an engraved marginal illustration on page 7 by William Blake, illustrating the line "Till at Death's Toll, Whose Restless Iron Tongue".
Leaf with pages 7 and 8 removed from Edward Young's Night thoughts (London : Printed by R. Noble for R. Edwards, 1797), including an engraved marginal illustration on page 7 by William Blake, illustrating the line "Till at Death's Toll, Whose Restless Iron Tongue".
Provenance
Herman Cohen, Sandy Hook, Conn.
Associated names
Cohen, Herman, former owner.
Edwards, Richard, active 1792-1800, publisher.
Young, Edward, 1683-1765. Night thoughts. Selections. 1797.
Edwards, Richard, active 1792-1800, publisher.
Young, Edward, 1683-1765. Night thoughts. Selections. 1797.
Bibliography
The engraved designs of William Blake / by Laurence Binyon. London : E. Benn, limited ; New York : C. Scribner's sons, 1926, no. 43.
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