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The Wood Engravings of William Blake for Thornton's 'Pastorals of Virgil'

Wood blocks engraved by William Blake, 1757–1827, British

Yale Center for British Art

Artwork details

Date:
1821, reprinted 1977
Medium:
Seventeen electrotypes taken from the original wood-engraved blocks, each in a small folio with letterpress text on Japanese Hosho paper
Culture:
British
Dimensions:
4735 × 6953 px
Museum record:
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