America a Prophecy, plate 8: "The morning comes, the night decays, the watchmen leave their stations...", William Blake

America a Prophecy, plate 8: "The morning comes, the night decays, the watchmen leave their stations..."

"The morning comes, the night decays, the watchmen leave their stations..." (Plate 8) (museum title)

William Blake (British) (1757-1827)

Movement: Romanticism
Date: 1793
Medium: Color-printed relief etching with watercolor and pen
Dimensions: 23.8 × 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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