Joseph of Arimathea Among the Rocks of Albion

c. 1803/1810

William Blake

Associated Names
William Blake

Artist, British, 1757 - 1827

The engraving depicts a man standing with his arms crossed over his chest. He is turned slightly with his legs close together. The man has a long beard, a serious expression, and is wearing a head covering and draped garment that falls to his knees. The man is standing on rocky ground, with a body of water on the left and rugged rock formations behind him.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 25.2 × 16.1 cm (9 15/16 × 6 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8981

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bindman 1978, no. 401

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1957

  • The Art of William Blake, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1957, no. 66.

1965

  • William Blake, Andrew Dickson White Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1965, no. 16, repro.

Bibliography

1978

  • Bindman, David. The Complete Graphic Works of William Blake. London: Thames and Hudson, 1978.

Inscriptions

upper right in plate: JOSEPH / of Arimathea / among The Rocks of Albion; across bottom in plate: Engraved by WBlake 1773 (date of first state) from an old Italian Drawing / This is

Wikidata ID

Q65026686

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