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The Ancient of Days. Frontispiece to 'Europe A Prophecy'. Blake, William (British, 1757-1827). Relief etching, colour printing, hand colouring, watercolour, pen and red ink, touched with gold, on paper, 1794-1821. Production Note: The title-page is dated 1794 but the water-marks in the paper show that this copy was not executed before 1820-1821. Framing line in red around the plate.
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