William Blake Visionary Head - Butlin 759, William Blake

William blake visionary head - butlin 759 william blake, 1757-1827, british title a visionary head alternate titles verso: sketch of a monument date 1819 to 1820 medium graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper dimensions sheet: 7 1/2 x 5 5/8 inches (19. 1 x 14. 3 cm) inscription(s)/ marks/ lettering inscribed in brown ink, lower left: "blakes writing on the back-"; in brown ink, lower center: "drawn by william blake-"; in brown ink, lower right: "one of the heads of personages blake used to call up & see & sketch. Supposed rapidly drawn from his vision. Frederick tatham"; inscribed on verso in graphite, center right: "scale of ten feet" credit line yale center for british art, paul mellon collection accession number b1975. 4. 43 collection prints and drawings link to this record http://collections. Britishart. Yale. Edu/vufind/record/1670861.