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Christ tempted by Satan, Paradise Regained, by William Blake

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An image of Christ tempted by Satan to turn the stones into bread. Paradise Regained. Blake, William (British, 1757-1827). Pen, Indian ink, grey wash and watercolour on paper, height 168 mm, width 133 mm, circa 1816-1818. Production Note: One of a series of 12 designs. Watermark: M & J Lay 1816.

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Christ tempted by Satan to turn the stones into bread. Paradise Regained. Blake, William (British, 1757-1827). Pen, Indian ink, grey wash and watercolour on paper, height 168 mm, width 133 mm, circa 1816-1818. Production Note: One of a series of 12 designs. Watermark: M & J Lay 1816.

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  • Accession Number: PD.15-1950
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/22.0
  • Focal length: 80
  • Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
  • Photographer name: Katie Young
  • Image height: 1025 pixels
  • Image width: 838 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 807.51kB
  • Exposure time: 1/90
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 22/1

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19th Century bearded beards bible biblical Blake British School Christ Devil drawing Fitz_PDP Garden of Eden Jesus Lucifer Mephistopheles New Testament paradise religion religious Satan satanic temptation Temptation of Christ The Devil watercolour William Blake

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