The Holy Family (Christ in the Lap of Truth)
William Blake (British, 1757–1827) · c. 1805 · black, gray, and brown ink applied with pen and point of brush; gray, pink, yellow, and green wash
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About this picture
The Holy Family (Christ in the Lap of Truth) is a CC0 drawing by William Blake (British, 1757–1827), dated c. 1805. Black, gray, and brown ink applied with pen and point of brush; gray, pink, yellow, and green wash. The file comes from Cleveland Museum of Art.
“The Holy Family (Christ in the Lap of Truth)” (c. 1805) belongs with Blake’s printed visions. He usually etched the plate himself and often printed it in small numbers for his own books.
About the artist
William Blake (1757–1827) was an English poet and printmaker. In his illuminated books he wrote the text and etched the pictures himself. The images are visions, not records of a place.
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