Acquired, probably directly from Blake in 1796, by Ozias Humphry; apparently lent by Humphry to George Cumberland, who added the pen and ink inscriptions; bequeathed by Humphry to his son, William Upcott, in 1810; sold after Upcott's death at Evans, the London auction house, 15 June 1846, lot 277, with The Large Book of Designs copy A and The Small Book of Designs copy A "inserted," and with America a Prophecy copy H in the same lot (£7.2s.6d. to the dealer R. H. Evans); possibly acquired by Francis Turner Palgrave; acquired by the British Museum on 25 June 1859.
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The Ancient of Days (1794), depicting Urizen. Frontispiece to Europe a Prophecy, copy D. Colour relief etching and white-line etching in blue, black, red and yellow; with added hand colouring. British Museum, London
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The Ancient of Days (1794), Farbradierung von William Blake