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Frontispiece — William Blake, Songs of Experience (1794)

William Blake's frontispiece for Songs of Experience (1794): hand-colored relief etching. — William Blake, "Frontispiece", Songs of Experience (1794), hand-colored relief etching.

Artist: William Blake (Wikipedia)
Work: Songs of Experience (1794)
Medium: Relief Etching
Source: Wikimedia Commons
License: Public Domain — Artist William Blake (1757-1827) died 1827; work first published 1794. Public domain worldwide. Source scan on Wikimedia Commons.

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Extended provenance

Engraver: William Blake
Printer: William Blake
Edition: Songs of Experience (1794), Bentley plate 32, scan via Wikimedia Commons
Plate number: 32
First edition: 1794
License verified: 2026-04-19

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