Illuminated text study for inscription, "…[which] flowed over the ocean of darkness…"
Date
Date unknownMedium
Graphite on brown paper with guidelines in graphiteCredit Line
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 2015Dimensions
17 3/4 x 24 in.Description & Inscriptions
[above third line of text in graphite]: 50 in. / length 56 in.; [below last line of text in graphite]: 44 letters
The inscription is from chapter one of The Journal of George Fox, first published in 1694.
The inscription is from chapter one of The Journal of George Fox, first published in 1694.
