The Canterbury Pilgrims

1810

William Blake

Associated Names
William Blake

Artist, British, 1757 - 1827

This is a drawing depicting a group of travelers on horseback in a procession. Riders on horses move diagonally across the composition, set against an architectural structure on the left and a pastoral landscape on the right. The architectural details include arches and textual elements. The sky shows patterns suggesting clouds and birds. Each rider has a distinctive appearance, attire, and expression. The horses are shown in dynamic poses. The lower section features a detailed caption in incised lines, typical of 18th to 19th-century drawing styles, focusing on storytelling through a scenic journey.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8993

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bindman 1978, no. 477, State i/iv


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1933

  • An Exhibition of Prints from the Collection of Lessing J. Rosenwald, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, 1933, no. 149.

Bibliography

1978

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

1983

  • Essick, Robert N. The Separate Plates of William Blake. Princeton, 1983: no. 16.

Wikidata ID

Q65026711

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