Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Title:
Study for a Destroying Deity
Date:
1820 to 1825
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 17 3/4 × 24 inches (45.1 × 61 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen, with black ink, verso, center: "This figure is a variant of the last | plate of the book of Urizen, which | was published in 1793 - T.E.L."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.6079
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
arms | man | throne | sitting | religious and mythological subject | destroying
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
The Human Form Divine - William Blake from the Paul Mellon Collection (Yale Center for British Art, 1997-04-02 - 1997-07-06)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:7241