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The First Book of Urizen, plate 23, William Blake

The First Book of Urizen, plate 23

The First Book of Urizen, Plate 23 (Bentley 9) (museum title)

William Blake (British) (1757-1827)

Movement
Romanticism
Date
1794
Medium
Color-printed relief etching with watercolor and pen
Dimensions
15.2 × 10.2 cm
Collection
Yale Center for British Art, United States
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Yale Center for British Art, CC0

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