The Day of Judgment
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The Day of Judgment

TitleThe Day of Judgment
ArtistWilliam Blake English, 1757-1827
Date1805 19th century
MediumPen and gray and black inks and watercolor, with scraping, over graphite, on cream wove paper, laid down on tan board
Classificationdrawings (visual works)
OriginEngland England
Holding institutionArt Institute of Chicago
Credit lineHarry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial, Margaret Day Blake and Suzanne Searle Dixon endowment funds
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“The Day of Judgment” is a work by William Blake English, 1757-1827, dated 1805. It is executed in pen and gray and black inks and watercolor, with scraping, over graphite, on cream wove paper, laid down on tan board and classified as drawings (visual works). This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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