About the creation

The Ancient of Days

Artist name: Blake William

God the creator is portrayed as a bearded man who emerges crouching out of a fiery orb. He bends downward using a drafting compass to create the world.

Source: Genesis 1; Daniel 7; Isaiah 40; Job 38

Technique: Color lithograph

Location: British Museum, London

Date: 1794

Dimensions: 23.3 x 16.8