Detail View: Rylands Collection: Night the First, on Life, Death and Immortality
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Image Number:
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JRL1215513
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Reference Number:
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16123
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Link to Catalogue:
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Image Title:
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Night the First, on Life, Death and Immortality
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Parent Work Title:
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The complaint, and the consolation;: or, Night thoughts
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Alternative Parent Work Title:
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The complaint or night-thoughts
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Alternative Parent Work Title:
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Night thoughts
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Creator:
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Young, Edward, 1683-1765
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Creator Role:
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Author
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Creator:
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Edwards, Richard, active 1792-1801
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Creator Role:
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Editor
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Creator:
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Blake, William, 1757-1827
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Creator Role:
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Illustrator
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Date Created:
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1797
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Publication Details:
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London: printed by R. Noble, for R. Edwards
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Page/Sheet:
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xiii
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Image Sequence Number:
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000s
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Description:
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Frontispiece to Night the First: Death in the character of an old man, having swept away with one hand part of the family seen in this print, is presenting with the other their spirits to immortality. The engraving has been hand coloured by William Blake.
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Language Code:
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eng-GB
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Subject:
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English literature
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Subject:
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Poetry
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Category of Material:
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Printed
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Sub-Category:
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Illustrated works
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Technique Used:
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Painting (image-making)
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Technique Used:
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Engraving (printing process)
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Medium:
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Watercolour (paint)
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Support:
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Paper
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Item Height:
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Opening: 423 mm
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Item Width:
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Opening: 640 mm
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Provenance:
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Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834, former owner
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Access Rights:
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Bibliographic Citation:
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Young, Edward, 'The complaint, and the consolation; or, Night thoughts' (London: printed by R. Noble, for R. Edwards, 1797)
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2012-03-19
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Multi Page Number:
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95
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2012-06
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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Collection Code:
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Rylands
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