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The Resurrection: The angel rolling away the stone from the sepulchre

Watercolour
ca. 1808 (made)
Artist/Maker
Blake, William (artist)
Place of origin
England (made)

Watercolour depicting Christ lying naked and flanked by angels, whilst an angel above him rolls the stone away from the sepulchre. Signed lower right: "WB".

Object details

Categories
Christianity
Paintings
Religion
Watercolours
Object type
Watercolour
TitleThe Resurrection: The angel rolling away the stone from the sepulchre (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour and pen and ink on paper
Paper (Fiber Product)
Ink
Watercolour (Paint)
Watercolour Painting (Technique)
Brief description
Watercolour by William Blake (1757-1827) entitled 'The Resurrection: The angel rolling away the stone from the sepulchre', pen and ink and watercolour. Great Britain, ca. 1808.
Physical description
Watercolour depicting Christ lying naked and flanked by angels, whilst an angel above him rolls the stone away from the sepulchre. Signed lower right: "WB".
Dimensions
  • Image height: 410mm
  • Image width: 299mm
  • Sheet height: 553mm
  • Sheet width: 443mm
Marks and inscriptions
Two angels in white the one at the head, and the other at the feet / Matw. cn. 28th v. 2nd And below there was a great earthquake, for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door. /17. (Inscribed on mount)
Credit line
The Morse gift
Object history
Exhibitions: 'William Blake', BFAC, 1876, no. 65. 'Blake Centenary Exhibition', BFAC, 1927, No. 29. 'British Art', RA. 1934. 'Twee Eeuwen Engelsche Kunst', Stadelyk Museum, Amsterdam, 1936, no. 189. 'William Blake', British Council, Antwerp, Zurich, Tate Gallery, 1947, No. 20.

Provenance: Thomas Butts Collection, Sale Foster's, London 29 June 1853 (lot 134, £2.6.0) ; J C Strange; after 1876, Sydney Morse; Esmond Morse by whose heirs this and P.6-1971 were given to the Museum.
Subjects depicted
Angels
Jesus
Resurrection
Bibliographic references
  • A. Gilchrist, Life of William Blake, new ed. 1880, 11, p.241, no. 187.
  • L.Binyon, The Drawings and Engravings of William Blake, 1922, pl. 78.
  • Reproduced in the Burlington Magazine, CXIV, 1972, p.653, fig.94.
  • Coombs, Katherine British watercolours : 1750-1950 . London: V&A Publications, 2012 p.92, pl.81
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
P.7-1972

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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