Who created "Moses Staying the Plague (?) [recto]"?

Moses Staying the Plague (?) [recto] was created by William Blake in c. 1780/1785.

When was "Moses Staying the Plague (?) [recto]" created?

This artwork was created c. 1780/1785.

What medium is "Moses Staying the Plague (?) [recto]"?

Moses Staying the Plague (?) [recto] is pen and ink with wash on two joined sheets.

Is "Moses Staying the Plague (?) [recto]" in the public domain?

Yes, Moses Staying the Plague (?) [recto] is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Moses Staying the Plague (?) [recto]

William Blake

c. 1780/1785

Medium

pen and ink with wash on two joined sheets

Dimensions

overall: 34.3 x 42.8 cm (13 1/2 x 16 7/8 in.)

Classification

Drawing

Department

CG-E

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Rosenwald Collection

Accession Number

1943.3.1721.a

About the Artist

William Blake · 1757–1827

William Blake (1757–1827) stands as one of the most visionary and unconventional artists in British history, a poet-painter-printmaker whose mystical imagination and radical vision profoundly shaped the Romantic movement. Born in London's Soho district, Blake experienced visions from childhood—claiming to see angels in trees at age eight—and these spiritual encounters would guide his art throughou...

Moses Staying the Plague (?) [recto]

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