The Triumphs of Temper
Medium
bound volume with 6 etchings with engraving on wove paper
Dimensions
page size: 22.9 × 13.2 cm (9 × 5 3/16 in.) book: 23.5 × 14.5 × 2 cm (9 1/4 × 5 11/16 × 13/16 in.)
Classification
Volume
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Lincoln Kirstein
Accession Number
1943.17.2
Art Historical Context
**The Triumphs of Temper** (1803) is a captivating bound volume that blends poetry and visual art, authored by the English writer and patron William Hayley. The book features six exquisite etchings with engraving on wove paper, executed visionary artist William Blake after designs by Mary Ann Flaxman, sister of thelassical sculptor John Flaxman. Measuring a compact 23.5 × 14.5 × 2 cm, this elegantly proportioned volume (pages 22.9 × 13.2 cm) invites intimate exploration, reflecting the intimate scale of early 19th-century illustrated books. Created during the Romantic era, the work stems from...