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The artist, title and date of the work must be listed anywhere the image is reproduced:
Luigi Schiavonetti (etcher)
William Blake (draughtsman)
Christ descending into the Grave (c. 1805-1808)
etching and engraving
23.0 × 12.5 cm (image) 27.7 × 20.2 cm (plate) 34.3 × 27.5 cm (sheet)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1954
Photo: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
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Christ descending into the Grave
(c. 1805-1808)
facing page 1 in The Grave, A Poem by Robert Blair, published by Robert Cromek, London, 1808 (quarto issue)
Medium
etching and engraving
Measurements
23.0 × 12.5 cm (image) 27.7 × 20.2 cm (plate) 34.3 × 27.5 cm (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1954
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Bentley 1977, 435B.2; Bindman 1978, 466; Butlin & Gott 44c
Inscription
printed in ink u.r.: P.1.
printed in ink l.l.: Drawn by W. Blake.
printed in ink l.r.: Etched by L. Schiavonetti.
printed in ink l.c.: Christ descending into the Grave. / Eternal King! whose potent Arm sustains / The Keys of Hell and Death. / London, Published May 1st. (st in superscript over . ) 1808. by Cadell & Davies, Strand.
Accession Number
3153-4
Department
International Prints and Drawings
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