A woman and a man kneel before an elderly bearded man in a robe who holds an infant.
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At center, a robed man with a long white beard faces the viewer and with raised eyes he holds a small child in his hands. A halo around its head, the child looks directly at the viewer. At lower right, a man and a woman in robes kneel with bowed heads and folded hands. At left, and elderly woman stands with two doves at her feet, and bows toward the child. Seven bearded men in robes all stand behind the man, looking on.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1943.403
People
William Blake, British (London, England 1757 - 1827 London, England)
Title
The Presentation in the Temple ("Simeon was not to See Death before he had Seen the Christ")
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Simeon Prophesying Over the Infant Christ
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
c. 1803-1805
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/297988

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Watercolor, black ink and graphite on cream paper
Dimensions
actual: 34.3 x 32.4 cm (13 1/2 x 12 3/4 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
Accession Year
1943
Object Number
1943.403
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. 470, pl. 555

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