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Robert Blair|Rudolph Ackermann, London|Luigi Schiavonetti|William Blake

Christ Descending into the Grave, from "The Grave," a Poem by Robert Blair

March 1, 1813
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22.9 × 12.4 cm (9 × 4.9 in)

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