Half-Length Figure of a Man [verso]

c. 1810

William Blake

Associated Names
William Blake

Artist, British, 1757 - 1827

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (approximate): 31.2 x 23.1 cm (12 5/16 x 9 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.9009.b

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Butlin 1981, no. 539, State verso

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Associated Artworks

This is a drawing depicting abstract figures and forms. The drawing features faint pencil sketches showing various figures in dynamic poses suggesting movement and emotion. One figure is in a dramatic arch at the top, while a group of figures is framed by an arched structure below. In the foreground, a reclining figure appears to observe or react to the central group. The scene feels ethereal and dreamlike, capturing a narrative and symbolic moment.

The Descent of Peace [recto]

William Blake

1815

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1981

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

Wikidata ID

Q64636444

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