Page from There is No Natural Religion
Print
1788-1794 (published)
1788-1794 (published)
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William Blake was both the author and the designer of There is No Natural Religion. His production of both the text and the image in relief etching gives the publication an unusual unity. Blake applied the text to the plate as a mirror image of the way it was to be printed, using a medium that resisted the corrosive effect of acid. Exactly how he did this remains a mystery.
Object details
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| Title | Page from <i>There is No Natural Religion</i> (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Relief etching on paper |
| Brief description | William Blake (1757-1827); page from "There is No Natural Religion"; ca 1788-94; relief etching |
| Physical description | Relief etching print on paper |
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| Gallery label | As Blake's lettering would have to have been made in reverse on the plate, it is thought that he must have made his design on paper and transferred it face down on the plate while still wet.
Printmaking Techniques Gallery, Henry Cole Wing(1956) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by John A. Tulk |
| Literary reference | There is No Natural Religion |
| Summary | William Blake was both the author and the designer of There is No Natural Religion. His production of both the text and the image in relief etching gives the publication an unusual unity. Blake applied the text to the plate as a mirror image of the way it was to be printed, using a medium that resisted the corrosive effect of acid. Exactly how he did this remains a mystery. |
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| Bibliographic reference | p.97
Michael Phillips, William Blake : apprentice & master, Oxford : Ashmolean, 2014. ISBN: 9781854442888. |
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| Accession number | E.372-1956 |
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| Record created | December 18, 2002 |
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