William Blake, Sketch for the frontispiece to 'The Lion'
William Blake, Sketch for the frontispiece to 'The Lion'

Sketch for the frontispiece to 'The Lion', 1802

William Blake (1757 - 1827)

RA Collection: Art

Artist/designer
William Blake (1757 - 1827)
Date
1802
Object type
Drawing
Medium
Wove paper
Dimensions

178 mm x 122 mm

Collection
Royal Academy of Arts
Object number
07/1418
Acquisition
Given by James Hughes Anderdon 1874-5

recto

Title
Sketch for the frontispiece to 'The Lion'
Medium
Pen and ink and wash over pencil

verso

Title
Two sketches for the frontispieces to 'The Elephant'
Medium
Pen and ink over pencil
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