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Europe: a Prophecy (frontispiece)
The Ancient of Days
Copy D, plate 1, frontispiece: "The Ancient of Days"; a bearded nude male (probably Urizen) crouching in a heavenly sphere, its light partially covered by clouds; his left arm holding a pair of compasses and reaching down with them, measuring the surrounding darkness. 1794 Colour relief etching and white-line etching in blue, black, red and yellow; with added hand colouring.
Creator
- William Blake
- William Blake
Subject
- mythology (literary genre)
- Mythology
Type of item
- frontispieces (illustrations)
Medium
- ink
- relief etchings (prints)
Creator
- William Blake
- William Blake
Subject
- mythology (literary genre)
- Mythology
Type of item
- frontispieces (illustrations)
Medium
- ink
- relief etchings (prints)
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
Creation date
- 1794
- 1794
Current location
- British Museum
Provenance
- Purchased from Francis Turner Palgrave, 1859
Identifier
- UK_280_004
Extent
- 23.3 x 16.8 cm
Language
- English
Relations
- http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2324840
Year
- 1794
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2019-09-10T19:17:54.808Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2019-09-10T19:17:54.808Z