Christ refusing the banquet, Paradise Regained, by William Blake

An image of Christ refusing the banquet. Paradise Regained. Blake, William (British, 1757-1827). Pen, Indian ink, grey wash and watercolour on paper, height 171 mm, width 135 mm, circa 1816- 1818. Production Note: One of a series of 12 designs. Watermark: 'M & J Lay 1816'.

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Christ refusing the banquet. Paradise Regained. Blake, William (British, 1757-1827). Pen, Indian ink, grey wash and watercolour on paper, height 171 mm, width 135 mm, circa 1816- 1818. Production Note: One of a series of 12 designs. Watermark: 'M & J Lay 1816'.

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Accession Number: PD.18-1950
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Katie Young
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 828 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 768.80kB
Exposure time: 1/90
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1

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19th Century banquet Bible biblical Blake British School Christ drawing Fitz_PDP Garden of Eden Jesus New Testament paradise refusal refused refusing religion religious temptation Temptation of Christ watercolour William Blake

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