The Day of Judgment, from "The Grave," a Poem by Robert Blair
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
plate: 10 7/8 x 8 3/4 in. (27.6 x 22.2 cm) sheet: 12 x 9 1/2 in. (30.5 x 24.1 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Accession Number
17.3.2397
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold *The Day of Judgment*, a dramatic engraving from the landmark 1813 edition of Robert Blair's 1743 poem *The Grave*, a somber reflection on mortality and the afterlife This plate, published by Rudolph Ackermann in, features visionary designs by William Blake— the Romantic poet and artist renowned for his mystical, apocalyptic imagery—masterfully engraved by Luigi Schiavetti. Measuring about 11 by 9 inches on the plate, it captures the biblical Last Judgment: Christ enthroned amid rising angels, nude souls ascending or descending in ecstatic turmoil, embodying themes of resurrection and d...