Image

William Blake, designer

The Outbreak of the Fires of Revolution, 1794

Description

Maker

Title

The Outbreak of the Fires of Revolution

Year

1794

Medium

relief etching

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Supports

Dimensions

24 x 17.3 cm (9 3/8 x 6 13/16 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

In Plate--inscribed along top:Shot from the heights of Enitharmon./And in the vineyards of red France appear'd the light of his fury./The sun glow'd fiery red:/The furious terrors flew around:/On golden chariots raging, with red wheels dropping with blood;/The Lions lash their wrathful tails!/The Tigers couch upon the prey & suck the ruddy tide:/And Enitharmon growns & cries in anguish and dismay/Then Los arose his head he reard in snaky thunders clad:/And with a cry that shook all nature to the utmost pole./Call'd all his sons to the strife of blood./FINIS

Type

Credit

Edgar J. Lownes Fund

Object Number

47.138

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Use

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