Untitled
Maker
Walter Crane
(British, 1845-1915)
Maker
Morris and Company
(London, British, 1861 - 1940)
Collections
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Daten.d.
Mediumbrush and black ink on laid paper [Whatman watermark]
Dimensions17 1/8 x 11 3/4 in. (43.5 x 29.8 cm.)
DescriptionAngel at right holding lit torch left hand and blowing trumpet from which banner hangs reading "SOCIALISM." A man with shovel and pick lies unconcious on ground at left - his shirt reads "LABOUR." A huge bat sits on him, biting into his chest - its back read "CAPITALISM." Its right wing reads "RELIGIOUS HYPOCRISY" and its left wing reads "PARTY POLITICS."
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on viewObject number2000.5.604
Exhibitions
William Blake
ca. 1814-1816
Object number: 000.18
William Blake
ca. 1814-1816
Object number: 000.17
William Blake
1807
Object number: 000.4
William Blake
ca. 1801
Object number: 000.25
William Blake
ca. 1826-1827
Object number: 000.42