Some of you may recognize this illustration – it’s one from William Blake called “Christ in the Sepulcher, Guarded by Angels.” I’m a big fan of Blake’s poetry and famously weird illustrations, so I wanted to distort one a bit with some graphic effects from Canva. I like how this turned out and I particularly like the orange hues.
Here’s what the original illustration looks like:
I took the photo from Wikimedia Commons. The original source is the William Blake Archive and the illustration is circa 1805.
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