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America a Prophecy, plate 1: Albion's Angel; Frontispiece, William Blake

America a Prophecy, plate 1: Albion's Angel; Frontispiece

Albion's Angel; Frontispiece (Plate 1) (museum title)

William Blake (British) (1757-1827)

Movement
Romanticism
Date
1793
Medium
Color-printed relief etching with watercolor and pen
Dimensions
23.5 × 16.8 cm
Collection
Yale Center for British Art, United States
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Yale Center for British Art, CC0

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