File:William Blake Cover An Elegy Set to Music by Thomas Commins J Fentum publ Jul 1 1786.jpg

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DescriptionWilliam Blake Cover An Elegy Set to Music by Thomas Commins J Fentum publ Jul 1 1786.jpg	English: William Blake engraving titled Design for the Cover Leaf of the Sheet Music An Elegy Set to Music by Thomas Commins.
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Author	William Blake  (1757–1827)       Alternative names W. Blake; Uil'iam Bleik; Blake Description English-British painter, poet, theologian, collector, printmaker and illustrator Date of birth/death 28 November 1757  12 August 1827  Location of birth/death London London Work location London; Felpham  Authority file : Q41513 VIAF: 54144439 ISNI: 000000012096135X ULAN: 500012489 LCCN: n78095331 NLA: 35019221 WorldCat creator QS:P170,Q41513

Design for the Cover Leaf of the Sheet Music An Elegy Set to Music by Thomas Commins

[London]: Published by J. Fentum, July 1, 1786 Intaglio copperplate engraving Inscribed below image,

The shatter'd bark from adverse winds / Rest in this peaceful haven finds / And when the storms of life are past / Hope drops her anchor here at last.

When he was about twenty-nine years old, Blake designed and engraved this cover leaf for music composed by Thomas Commins (1775–1859), the organist of Penzance, Cornwall. The stanza below the engraving is from the poem "Elegy" by Anne Home Hunter (1742–1821). The engraving depicts a returning sailor lunging into the welcoming arms of his wife and child. Only two or three copies are known.

Gift of Charles Ryskamp in memory of Michael S. Currier;1998.36:5

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