Satan Tempts Christ with the Kingdoms of the Earth, by Blake

An image of Drawing. Satan tempts Christ with the Kingdoms of the Earth. Paradise Regained. Blake, William. Pen, Indian ink, grey wash and watercolour on paper, height, 168 mm, width, 131 mm, circa 1816-1818. One of a series of 12 designs.

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Drawing. Satan tempts Christ with the Kingdoms of the Earth. Paradise Regained. Blake, William. Pen, Indian ink, grey wash and watercolour on paper, height, 168 mm, width, 131 mm, circa 1816-1818. One of a series of 12 designs.

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Accession Number: PD.19-1950
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Amy Jugg
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 842 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 695.36kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2013:04:17 15:08:18

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

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