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The Devil Outside a Church [verso]

c. 1805

William Blake

Associated Names

William Blake

Artist, British, 1757 - 1827

Medium

graphite
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Dimensions

overall: 22.9 x 13.6 cm (9 x 5 3/8 in.)
Accession Number

1943.3.1724.b
Catalogue Raisonné

Butlin 1981, no. 600, State verso

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The image shows a series of flowing lines and circular shapes creating an abstract composition. The swirls and curves suggest movement, while the circular forms resemble faces or gestures. — A Resurrection Scene (The Gambols of Ghosts) [recto]

William Blake

1805

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1981

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

Wikidata ID

Q64636340

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