Restrike from fragment of cancelled plate for "A Prophecy"
William Blake · 1793 · relief etching//restrike
Public domain
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About this picture
Restrike from fragment of cancelled plate for "A Prophecy" is a public-domain illustration by William Blake, dated 1793. Relief etching//restrike. The file comes from National Gallery of Art.
“Restrike from fragment of cancelled plate for "A Prophecy"” (1793) belongs with Blake’s printed visions. He usually etched the plate himself and often printed it in small numbers for his own books.
About the artist
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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