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An Ascending Spiral of Figures [recto]

William Blake · 1757–1827

Maximum print size

27.2 × 39.4 cm · 10.7 × 15.5 in

at 300 DPI from the 3,210 × 4,637 px original. Comfortably fills a standard 8×10 inch frame.

Frame: 40.6 × 50.8 cm · 16.0 × 20.0 in
Mat opening: 27.2 × 39.4 cm · 10.7 × 15.5 in
Mat border, sides: 6.9 cm · 2.7 in
Mat border, top and bottom: 5.8 cm · 2.3 in

Colour palette

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Details

Date: probably c. 1820
Medium: graphite on two joined sheets of laid paper
Type: Drawing
Size: 38.5 × 23.7 cm · 15.2 × 9.3 in
Orientation: portrait
Collection: National Gallery of Art ↗

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