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Detail View: Rylands Collection: Past hours

Image Number: 
JRL1215547
Reference Number: 
16123
Link to Catalogue: 
Image Title: 
Past hours
Alternative Image Title: 
Night the Second
Parent Work Title: 
The complaint, and the consolation;: or, Night thoughts
Alternative Parent Work Title: 
Night thoughts
Alternative Parent Work Title: 
The complaint or night-thoughts
Creator: 
Young, Edward, 1683-1765
Creator Role: 
Author
Creator: 
Edwards, Richard, active 1792-1801
Creator Role: 
Editor
Creator: 
Blake, William, 1757-1827
Creator Role: 
Illustrator
Date Created: 
1797
Publication Details: 
London: printed by R. Noble, for R. Edwards
Page/Sheet: 
31
Image Sequence Number: 
031
Description: 
Verses from Night the Second. Illustration: a good man conversing with his past hours, and examining their report. The hours are drawn as aerial and shadowy beings, some of whom are bringing their scrolls to the inquirer, while others are carrying their records to heaven. The engraving has been hand coloured by William Blake.
Language Code: 
eng-GB
Subject: 
Poetry
Subject: 
English literature
Category of Material: 
Printed
Sub-Category: 
Illustrated works
Technique Used: 
Painting (image-making)
Technique Used: 
Engraving (printing process)
Medium: 
Ink
Medium: 
Watercolour (paint)
Support: 
Paper
Item Height: 
Opening: 423 mm
Item Width: 
Opening: 640 mm
Current Repository: 
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance: 
Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834, former owner
Rights Holder - Image: 
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights: 
Creative Commons License
Bibliographic Citation: 
Young, Edward, 'The complaint, and the consolation; or, Night thoughts' (London: printed by R. Noble, for R. Edwards, 1797)
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd): 
2012-03-19
Multi Page Number: 
265
Image Creation Technique: 
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm): 
2012-06
Metadata Language: 
eng-GB
Collection Code: 
Rylands