University of Michigan Museum of Art: Figure on Rock; William Blake

Accession Number: 1954/1.210
Title: Figure on Rock
Artist: William Blake
Artist Nationality: British
Artist Life Dates: 1757-1827
Medium and Support: watercolor on white paper
Object Creation Date: 1757-1827
Credit Line: Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
Inscription: Signed, l.l.: W Blake
Dimensions: 9.5 cm x 13.8 cm (3 3/4 in. x 5 7/16 in.)
Century: 18th-19th century
Physical Description: Clothed reclining figure on a rock. Swirling mist on the left of the image blends into the deep blue background above the figure and to the right.
Primary Keywords: reclining; rock; rocks; sky; water
Secondary Keywords: associated concepts; descriptors; earth sciences concepts; figures; inorganic material; materials; materials by composition; people and culture; people and occupations; physical sciences concepts; scientific concepts; the natural world; waterscapes
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Figure on Rock; William Blake