Songs of Experience: The Voice of the Ancient Bard — William Blake | DiscoverArt

Songs of Experience: The Voice of the Ancient Bard

[1789] printed ca. 1825

Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor and shell gold

15.7 × 14.1 cm (6.2 × 5.6 in)

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