An Ascending Spiral of Figures [recto]

probably c. 1820

William Blake

Artist, British, 1757 - 1827

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on two joined sheets of laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

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

  • Accession

    1943.3.9012.a

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Butlin 1981, no. 771, State recto

Associated Artworks

God the Father [verso]

William Blake

1820

Artwork history & notes

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.

  • Fine 1975, IV.A.26.v.

1981

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

Watermarks

GATER 1805 (similar to Shorter fig.71)

Wikidata ID

Q64636456

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