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The Project Gutenberg eBook of Twenty-Seven Drawings by William Blake, by William Blake This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org. If you are not located in the United States, you will have to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this eBook. Title: Twenty-Seven Drawings by William Blake Author: William Blake Release Date: January 23, 2021 [eBook #64374] Language: English Character set encoding: UTF-8 Produced by: Chuck Greif (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive) *** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK TWENTY-SEVEN DRAWINGS BY WILLIAM BLAKE *** TWENTY-SEVEN DRAWINGS by WILLIAM BLAKE The Promise of the Redemption TWENTY-SEVEN DRAWINGS by WILLIAM BLAKE BEING ILLUSTRATIONS FOR PARADISE LOST, COMUS and THE BIBLE CARL J. SMALLEY McPHERSON KANSAS Copyright, 1925, by Carl J. Smalley McPherson, Kansas Published in November, 1925 Of this edition 1050 copies were printed Printed by The Western Lithograph Co. at Wichita, Kansas In the United States of America FOREWORD William Blake was born in London in 1757, and in 1827 he departed for “that undiscovered country” which all his life he had wished to see. Throughout the century which has passed since Blake’s death, much has been written about him. During the past few years a goodly number of our greatest men of letters have issued books on his life, art, and writings. Many of his writings have gone through several editions, but it was only within the past year that his complete works were issued, and that in a limited edition, which was soon off the market. While from time to time volumes of reproductions of a part of Blake’s masterly engravings and drawings have been issued, a large portion of his finest creations, including the “Paradise Lost” series, has not been accessible in reproductions. It is a pleasure to be able to present in this volume, the “Paradise Lost” drawings, as well as the series for Milton’s “Comus”, and a group inspired by “The Bible”. All are reproduced from water color drawings in American museums. We are indebted to the Fogg Art Museum for the privilege of reproducing “The Angel Binding the Dragon”; to the Metropolitan Museum of Art for “She Shall be Called Woman”, “The Flight into Egypt”, “The Wise and Foolish Virgins”, and “The Angel of the Revelation”. All the remaining drawings have been reproduced through the kind permission of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. C. J. S. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS The Promise of the Redemption The Creation of Eve Satan Watching Adam and Eve Raphael Conversing with Adam and Eve The Downfall of the Rebel Angels The Temptation of Eve The Expulsion from Eden The Prophecy of the Crucifixion Adam and Eve Sleeping “Starlight”—Comus Holds the Enchanting Cup Comus Disguised as a Rustic Addressing the Lady in a Wood The Brothers, as Described by Comus, Plucking Grapes The Attendant Spirit Habited Like a Shepherd Meets the Two Brothers in the Wood The Magic Banquet The Brothers Overcome Comus Sobrina Disenchanting the Lady The Parents Welcome Their Children She Shall be Called Woman David and Goliath The King of Babylon in Hell The Vision of Ezekiel The Plague The Flight into Egypt The Wise and Foolish Virgins The Woman Taken in Adultery The Angel of the Revelation The Angel Binding the Dragon ILLUSTRATIONS FOR PARADISE LOST The Creation of Eve Satan Watching Adam and Eve Raphael Conversing with Adam and Eve The Downfall of the Rebel Angels The Temptation of Eve The Expulsion from Eden The Prophecy of the Crucifixion Adam and Eve Sleeping ILLUSTRATIONS FOR COMUS “Starlight”—Comus Holds the Enchanting Cup Comus Disguised as a Rustic Addressing the Lady in a Wood The Brothers, as Described by Cornus, Plucking Grapes
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