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William Bell Scott (etcher)
William Blake (after)
The Nativity 1875
etching on chine collé
13.9 × 19.6 cm (image) 22.7 × 29.1 cm (plate) 25.4 × 30.3 cm (sheet)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1969
Photo: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
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The Nativity
1875
plate from William Blake: Etchings from his Work by William Bell Scott, published by Chatto & Windus, London, 1878
Medium
etching on chine collé
Measurements
13.9 × 19.6 cm (image) 22.7 × 29.1 cm (plate) 25.4 × 30.3 cm (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1969
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Keynes 214
Inscription
printed in ink l.l.: William Blake _ inv :
printed in ink l.r.: WB (monogram) / Scott = Etcher. 1875
Accession Number
P31-1969
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
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Subjects (general)
Another Work Human Figures Religion and Mythology
Subjects (specific)
Blessed Virgin Mary (Christian character) cattle Christ Child (Christian theme) Joseph, Saint (Christian character) mangers Nativity of Christ (New Testament narrative) stables (animal housing) stars (extraterrestrial bodies)
Movements
Romanticism (modern European styles)