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For the sexes: the gates of Paradise

Blake, William, 1757-1827, White, William Augustus, 1843-1927, former owner, associated name, Newton, A. Edward (Alfred Edward), 1864-1940, former owner, Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress) · 1913 · [New York, W. A. White, 1913]. · 19 pictures

For the Sexes: The Gates of Paradise is a 1913 facsimile of William Blake's small engraved emblem book, printed in New York by W. A. White from Blake's own plates for collectors and readers of illustrated books. The pictures are tiny, dense relief-like engravings of solitary and paired figures in shadowy landscapes, with heavy crosshatched backgrounds and bold outlines that suggest strong contrast and compressed narrative for a designer working with spot illustration.

Blake, william · Facsimiles · For the sexes · Illustration of books · Pictures

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