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William Blake
Spring (second plate) 1789; 1794 {hand-coloured before}
relief etching printed in green ink, and finished with watercolour
10.3 × 7.8 cm (image and plate) 18.9 × 13.6 cm (sheet)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest 1988
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Spring (second plate)
1789; 1794 {hand-coloured before}
leaf 7 recto from Songs of Innocence
Medium
relief etching printed in green ink, and finished with watercolour
Measurements
10.3 × 7.8 cm (image and plate) 18.9 × 13.6 cm (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest 1988
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Bentley Supplement, 139 Copy X; Erdman 1975, 23; Bindman 1978, 232; Butlin & Gott 39m
Inscription
inscribed in pencil u.r.c.: 23
Accession Number
P122.13-1988
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
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Subjects (general)
Animals Human Figures Literary and Text
Subjects (specific)
children (people by age group) domestic sheep (species) illustrations (layout features) lambs poetry seasons spring (season) text (layout feature)
Movements
Romanticism (modern European styles)