Book/Printed Material [Wood engravings of William Blake : seventeen subjects commissioned by Dr. Robert Thornton for his Virgil of 1821]

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Title

  • [Wood engravings of William Blake : seventeen subjects commissioned by Dr. Robert Thornton for his Virgil of 1821]

Names

  • Blake, William, 1757-1827
  • Thornton, Robert John, 1768?-1837
  • Linnell, John, 1792-1882
  • Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • [England : s.n., ca. 1840]

Headings

  • -  Blake, William,--1757-1827
  • -  Virgil.--Bucolica--Illustrations
  • -  Pastoral poetry, Latin--Illustrations
  • -  Wood-engraving, English--Specimens

Notes

  • -  Impressions printed on tissue paper and mounted on leaves of plates, from the original blocks preserved in the British Museum. Possibly pulled by or for John Linnell. Cf. Bentley, G.E. Blake books, p. 630.
  • -  Bentley, G.E. Blake books, 504
  • -  Information concerning this item provided to LC by Robert N. Essick.

Medium

  • [17] leaves of plates : all ill. (wood engravings) ; 12 x 16 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • NE1147.6.B56 A4 1840

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2001560925

Online Format

  • online text
  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Blake, William, Robert John Thornton, John Linnell, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. Wood engravings of William Blake: seventeen subjects commissioned by Dr. Robert Thornton for his Virgil of. [England: s.n, 1840] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2001560925/.

APA citation style:

Blake, W., Thornton, R. J., Linnell, J. & Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. (1840) Wood engravings of William Blake: seventeen subjects commissioned by Dr. Robert Thornton for his Virgil of. [England: s.n] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2001560925/.

MLA citation style:

Blake, William, et al. Wood engravings of William Blake: seventeen subjects commissioned by Dr. Robert Thornton for his Virgil of. [England: s.n, 1840] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2001560925/>.