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Christ nailed upon a cross flanked by two other crucified men

At center, Christ is shown suspended on a wooden cross, a nail driven through each hand and a third nail driven through both his feet. Another man is similarly crucified at left, and another at right, as a group of men on the ground below look up and point at Christ. The crucified man at right looks across to the man at left, who looks up, speaking to Christ who looks back at him. The sky in the background is a dark red.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1943.400
People
William Blake, British (London, England 1757 - 1827 London, England)
Title
Christ Crucified Between the Two Thieves ("Lord Remember Me")
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
c. 1800-1803
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/297820

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Watercolor, black ink, and graphite on cream paper
Dimensions
image: 40.5 x 32.1 cm (15 15/16 x 12 5/8 in.)
actual: 46.9 x 36 cm (18 7/16 x 14 3/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: ll: W.B.
    lm: W. Blake
    along lower margin: "And he said unto Jesus 'Lord remember me when though comest into thy kingdom'".

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
Accession Year
1943
Object Number
1943.400
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Martin Butlin, The Paintings and Drawings of William Blake, Yale University Press (New Haven, CT and London, England, 1981), no. 494, pl. 598

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