A Title Page for "The Grave", 1806 (pen & ink and w/c on paper)

nscribed on the image of the tomb by Blake: A Series of Designs: / Illustrative of / The Grave. / a Poem / by Robert Blair. / Invented & Drawn by William Blake / 1806 Inscribed in the lower left on mount: Drawing by Blake for title to Blairs Grave not published 9 3/8 x 7 7/8 in. (23.8 x 20 cm.) sheet: 9 3/8 x 7 7/8 in. (23.8 x 20 cm.) mount: 13 11/16 x 10 13/16 in. (34.8 x 27.5 cm.) Blake probably made this design as a title page for a portfolio of his watercolors illustrating Robert Blair's "The Grave" rather than for the published volume, a copy of which is displayed in the center case in this room. A personified soul rises heavenward from a tomb flanked by winged figures representing the death of the body (left) and the immortality of the spirit (right).