Owen Glendower
William Blake
(British, 1757–1827)
Dateca. 1820
MediumGraphite on laid paper
Dimensions9 1/8 x 7 1/8 in. (23.1 x 18 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Charles A. Ryskamp, 2010
Accession number2010.3.08
CommentaryDrawing on his powerful skills of invention, Blake envisions the rugged features and stern gaze of the medieval Welsh nobleman and revolutionary Owen Glendower, whose countenance he renders with flowing, sinuous lines. The sheet belongs to a series of “visionary heads” by Blake and his associates, whose enthusiasm for the realm of the imagination would become a hallmark of the British Romantic tradition.
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Style of Jean-Honoré Fragonard
18th century
