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William Blake

The Descent of Peace [recto], c. 1815

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series Title

John Milton's On the Morning of Christ's Nativity

Medium

graphite

Dimensions

overall (approximate): 31.3 x 23.2 cm (12 5/16 x 9 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection

Accession Number

1943.3.9009.a

Artists / Makers

William Blake (artist) British, 1757 - 1827

Image Use

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Inscription

by Frederick Tatham, lower right in brown ink: Sketched by / William Blake / vouched / by Fredk. Tatham

Bibliography

1975: Fine 1975, IV.A.23.r.

1975: Fine 1975, IV.A.23.v.

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

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