Sealing the Stone and Setting a Watch

William Blake1800 to 1803

Details

Title: Sealing the Stone and Setting a Watch
Creator: William Blake, 1757–1827, British
Creator Lifespan: 1757/1827
Creator Nationality: British
Creator Gender: male
Date Created: 1800 to 1803
Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 20 × 16 15/16 inches (50.8 × 43 cm) Contemporary drawn border: 18 15/16 × 16 inches (48.1 × 40.6 cm) Image: 16 x 13 1/8 inches (40.6 x 33.3 cm)
Subject Keywords: trowel, ladder, spear, pike, cement, men, soldier, stone, mortar, masonry, armor, sepulcher, tomb, religious and mythological subject
External Link: See this work of art on the Yale Center for British Art website
Medium: Watercolor, with pen, in gray ink, black ink and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, wove paper
Repository Name: Yale Center for British Art
Credit Line: Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Everett V. Meeks, B.A. 1901 Fund

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