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"The Pensive Selima, Her ears of jet, and emerald eyes, She saw; and purr'd applause..." (Design 9)

William Blake, 1757–1827, British

Yale Center for British Art

Artwork details

Date:
between 1797 and 1798
Medium:
Watercolor with pen and black ink and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper with inlaid letterpress page
Culture:
British
Dimensions:
4524 × 5904 px
Museum record:
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