William Blake and the Art of Engraving

Sung closely examines William Blake's extant engraved copper plates and arrives at a new interpretation of his working process. Sung suggests that Blake revised and corrected his work more than was previously thought. This belies the Romantic ideal that the acts of conception and execution are simultaneous in the creative process.

List of contents

Chapter 1 Introduction: The Technical Argument; Chapter 1a The History of the theory of Conception and Execution; Chapter 2 The Evidence of Copper Plates; Chapter 3 Blake's Engraved Copper Plates; Chapter 4 Copper Plate Makers in Blake's Time; Chapter 5 Blake's Virgil Woodcuts and the Earliest Re-engravers; conclusion Conclusion;

About the author

Sung, Mei-Ying

Summary

Sung closely examines William Blake’s extant engraved copper plates and arrives at a new interpretation of his working process. Sung suggests that Blake revised and corrected his work more than was previously thought. This belies the Romantic ideal that the acts of conception and execution are simultaneous in the creative process.

Product details

• Authors: Mei-Ying Sung, Sung Mei-Ying
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.01.2016
• EAN: 9781138663701
• ISBN: 978-1-138-66370-1
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: The History of the Book
• Subjects: Guides > Hobby, home > Creative design; Humanities, art, music > Art; ART / Individual Artists / Monographs, Individual artists, art monographs