Overview
- Christie’s will display the works in London from November 27 to December 2 ahead of the Old Masters To Modern Day Sale.
- The Tyger offered is the sole first-issue impression in private hands and was once owned by The Wind in the Willows author Kenneth Grahame.
- Only about four first-issue copies of Songs of Experience are known, underscoring the scarcity of these early impressions.
- Blake produced the prints using his illuminated printing method, which he discontinued after 1794, heightening interest in these examples.
- Seven additional Songs of Experience plates are included, with estimates such as Nurse’s Song at £50,000–£70,000 and The Chimney Sweeper at £25,000–£35,000.