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Book/Printed Material [A woman with snaky locks, draped in a veil, the ends held in her upraised hands. Flower-forms on either side.]

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Title

  • [A woman with snaky locks, draped in a veil, the ends held in her upraised hands. Flower-forms on either side.]

Names

  • Blake, William, 1757-1827
  • White, William Augustus, 1843-1927, former owner
  • Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • [n.p] [s.n.] [ca 1793?]

Headings

  • -  Blake, William,--1757-1827.--Gates of Paradise--Illustrations

Genre

  • Pictures

Notes

  • -  Title from Grolier Club, New York. Catalogue of books, engravings, water-colors & sketches by William Blake [1905], no. 96.
  • -  On verso, pencil drawing of a winged creature, with caption: Father & Mother, I return/ From flames of fire, tried & pure/ & white.
  • -  These are possibly rejected sketches for The gates of Paradise. Cf. Ruthven Todd. A catalog of the drawings & paintings of W. Blake. Draft VI. 1942 (typescript in Rosenwald Coll.), nos. 690 and 839.
  • -  Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 1840 add. a
  • -  LC copy: Provenance: William Augustus White.
  • -  Conserved; 001737.5, 002060 1974, 1975 Library of Congress Conservation Division. For treatment information, contact the Preservation Directorate. https://ask.loc.gov/preservation pda
  • -  LAC scc 2019-09-25 update (1 card)
  • -  LAC ddw 2022-04-18 update (1 card)

Medium

  • pencil drawing, 14.6 x 11.5 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • NC242.B55 A52

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 74217117

Online Format

  • online text
  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Blake, William, William Augustus White, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. A woman with snaky locks, draped in a veil, the ends held in her upraised hands. Flower-forms on either side. [N.P S.N. ?, 1793] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/74217117/.

APA citation style:

Blake, W., White, W. A. & Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. (1793) A woman with snaky locks, draped in a veil, the ends held in her upraised hands. Flower-forms on either side. [N.P S.N. ?] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/74217117/.

MLA citation style:

Blake, William, William Augustus White, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. A woman with snaky locks, draped in a veil, the ends held in her upraised hands. Flower-forms on either side. [N.P S.N. ?, 1793] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/74217117/>.