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The New Jerusalem Descending by William Blake — VisualArtsDB

The New Jerusalem Descending

The New Jerusalem Descending

1785–1790

Medium: Black ink and gray wash on off-white laid paper, laid down
Dimensions: 13.3 x 11.4 cm (5 1/4 x 4 1/2 in.)
Genre: Drawings
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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