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William Blake

An Ascending Spiral of Figures [recto], probably c. 1820

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series Title

Hervey's Meditations Among theTombs: sketch for "Epitome"?

Medium

graphite on two joined sheets of laid paper

Dimensions

overall (approximate): 38.5 x 23.7 cm (15 3/16 x 9 5/16 in.)

Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection

Catalogue Raisonné

Butlin 1981, no. 771, State recto

Accession Number

1943.3.9012.a

Artists / Makers

William Blake (artist) British, 1757 - 1827

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Exhibition History

1965: Dante in Art, University of Oregon Museum of Art, Eugene, OR, 1965, no cat.

Bibliography

1975: Fine 1975, IV.A.26.r.

1975: Fine 1975, IV.A.26.v.

1981: Butlin, Martin. The Paintings and Drawings of William Blake. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1981.

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