The Death of Saint Joseph
1803
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and charcoal on wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 37.6 x 35.4 cm (14 13/16 x 13 15/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Louisa C. Duemling, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
Accession Number
1991.25.1
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...