Enoch before the Great Glory

c. 1824/1827

William Blake

Associated Names
William Blake

Artist, British, 1757 - 1827

The image features softly drawn geometric shapes and flowing lines forming an abstract composition. There are circles and curved lines, with a central figure surrounded by three smaller humanoid figures. The arrangement could be interpreted as a central figure seated on a throne, attended by the smaller figures around it. The shapes suggest faces and drapery, contributing to the ghostly and mystical appearance, blending with the abstract nature of the drawing.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 52.6 x 37 cm (20 11/16 x 14 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1944.14.8

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Butlin 1981, no. 827, State 4

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1957

  • The Art of William Blake, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1957, no. 57d.

Bibliography

1973

  • Taylor, P., BLAKE NEWS, 7 1973-74, fig.D.

1975

  • Fine 1975, IV.A.8.

1981

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

Inscriptions

upper left: Book of Enoch; in later hand, upper left: 5 Enoch

Wikidata ID

Q64636527

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