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William Blake

The Outbreak of the Fires of Revolution,

Maker

  • William Blake

Title

The Outbreak of the Fires of Revolution

Medium

relief etching

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • relief etching

Techniques

  • relief etching

Supports

  • medium weight cream wove paper

Dimensions

24 x 17.3 cm (9 7/16 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

Marks: Stamped in brown ink on verso:R.I.S.D./MUSEUM/OF ARTsurrounded byPROVIDENCE/RHODE ISLANDall inscribed in a circle

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Edgar J. Lownes Fund

Object Number

47.138

The Outbreak of the Fires of Revolution
Europe/A Prophecy

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

Marks: Stamped in brown ink on verso:R.I.S.D./MUSEUM/OF ARTsurrounded byPROVIDENCE/RHODE ISLANDall inscribed in a circle

Exhibition History

Recent Acquisitions of the Print Room

September 28 - October 30, 1948
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