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Title: Twenty-Seven Drawings by William BlakeAuthor: William BlakeAuthor of introduction, etc.: Carl J. SmalleyRelease date: January 23, 2021 [eBook #64374]Most recently updated: October 18, 2024Language: EnglishCredits: Chuck Greif (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive)
Title: Twenty-Seven Drawings by William Blake
Author: William BlakeAuthor of introduction, etc.: Carl J. Smalley
Author: William Blake
Author of introduction, etc.: Carl J. Smalley
Release date: January 23, 2021 [eBook #64374]Most recently updated: October 18, 2024
Language: English
Credits: Chuck Greif (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive)
*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK TWENTY-SEVEN DRAWINGS BY WILLIAM BLAKE ***
TWENTY-SEVEN DRAWINGSby WILLIAM BLAKE
The Promise of the Redemption
The Promise of the Redemption
BEING ILLUSTRATIONS FORPARADISE LOST, COMUSandTHE BIBLECARL J. SMALLEYMcPHERSONKANSAS
Copyright, 1925, by Carl J. SmalleyMcPherson, KansasPublished in November, 1925Of this edition 1050 copieswere printedPrinted by The Western Lithograph Co.at Wichita, KansasIn the United States of America
William Blake was born in London in 1757, and in 1827 he departed for “that undiscovered country” which all his life he had wished to see. Throughout the century which has passed since Blake’s death, much has been written about him. During the past few years a goodly number of our greatest men of letters have issued books on his life, art, and writings. Many of his writings have gone through several editions, but it was only within the past year that his complete works were issued, and that in a limited edition, which was soon off the market. While from time to time volumes of reproductions of a part of Blake’s masterly engravings and drawings have been issued, a large portion of his finest creations, including the “Paradise Lost” series, has not been accessible in reproductions.
It is a pleasure to be able to present in this volume, the “Paradise Lost” drawings, as well as the series for Milton’s “Comus”, and a group inspired by “The Bible”. All are reproduced from water color drawings in American museums.
We are indebted to the Fogg Art Museum for the privilege of reproducing “The Angel Binding the Dragon”; to the Metropolitan Museum of Art for “She Shall be Called Woman”, “The Flight into Egypt”, “The Wise and Foolish Virgins”, and “The Angel of the Revelation”. All the remaining drawings have been reproduced through the kind permission of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.
C. J. S.
The Creation of Eve
The Creation of Eve
Satan Watching Adam and Eve
Satan Watching Adam and Eve
Raphael Conversing with Adam and Eve
Raphael Conversing with Adam and Eve
The Downfall of the Rebel Angels
The Downfall of the Rebel Angels
The Temptation of Eve
The Temptation of Eve
The Expulsion from Eden
The Expulsion from Eden
The Prophecy of the Crucifixion
The Prophecy of the Crucifixion
Adam and Eve Sleeping
Adam and Eve Sleeping
“Starlight”—Comus Holds the Enchanting Cup
“Starlight”—Comus Holds the Enchanting Cup
Comus Disguised as a Rustic Addressing the Lady in a Wood
Comus Disguised as a Rustic Addressing the Lady in a Wood
The Brothers, as Described by Cornus, Plucking Grapes
The Brothers, as Described by Cornus, Plucking Grapes
The Attendant Spirit Habited Like a Shepherd Meets the Two Brothers in the Wood
The Attendant Spirit Habited Like a Shepherd Meets the Two Brothers in the Wood
The Magic Banquet
The Magic Banquet
The Brothers Overcome Comus
The Brothers Overcome Comus
Sobrina Disenchanting the Lady
Sobrina Disenchanting the Lady
The Parents Welcome Their Children
The Parents Welcome Their Children
She Shall be Called Woman
She Shall be Called Woman
David and Goliath
David and Goliath
The King of Babylon in Hell
The King of Babylon in Hell
The Vision of Ezekiel
The Vision of Ezekiel
The Plague
The Plague
The Flight into Egypt
The Flight into Egypt
The Wise and Foolish Virgins
The Wise and Foolish Virgins
The Woman Taken in Adultery
The Woman Taken in Adultery
The Angel of the Revelation
The Angel of the Revelation
The Angel Binding the Dragon
The Angel Binding the Dragon
IN THE MOUNTAINSA book of fine reproductions ofBirger Sandzen’s prints of the RockyMountains.20 Lithographic PlatesIntroduction byWilliam Allen WhiteQuarto, printed on Old StratfordPaper, bound in gray boards, $3.00Limited autographed edition of 125copies, bound in Library Buckram,containing an original signed lithograph, $15.00SMALLEY’SMcPHERSON··KANSAS