NOTABLE DRAWINGS
( DISCOVERY IN AUCKLAND. LONDON, Jan. 5. The series of water-colour drawings on the Book of Job by William Blake, which was discovered in New Zealand in 1928, has been published in book form. The drawings were the last of four series done by Blake before lie executed the final engravings for John Linnell, and their existence was the subject of conjecture up to the time of their discovery in Auckland. Prior to that, three series were
known to exist—one fully finished in water colours, one less perfectly finished and one in pencil with touches of Indian ink and colour to give an idea of how the final engravings would look. The four series, which was carefully finished in water colours, presumably served Blake as a final guide in the making of the copperplates. It is believed to have been taken to New Zealand by Albin Martin, a pupil of Linnell.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 50, 27 January 1938, Page 16
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152NOTABLE DRAWINGS Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 50, 27 January 1938, Page 16
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