The Pastorals of Virgil, Eclogue I: The Blasted Tree
William Blake (British, 1757–1827) · 1821 · wood engraving
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The Pastorals of Virgil, Eclogue I: The Blasted Tree is a CC0 illustration by William Blake (British, 1757–1827), dated 1821. Wood engraving. The file comes from Cleveland Museum of Art.
“The Pastorals of Virgil, Eclogue I: The Blasted Tree” (1821) belongs with Blake’s printed visions. He usually etched the plate himself and often printed it in small numbers for his own books.
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William Blake (1757–1827) was an English poet and printmaker. In his illuminated books he wrote the text and etched the pictures himself. The images are visions, not records of a place.
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