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Walford Graham Robertson
1866-1948
Let There Be Light
1880s
Watercolor over graphite, on paper.
6 15/16 x 8 3/4 inches (176 x 222 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.2273
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Title from item; date from Ray
Number 1 of a series of 8 drawings done by Robertson sometime during the late 1880s illustrating the Book of Genesis. Cf. Ray.
Inscription:
Captioned in pencil: and God said 'Let there be light', and there was light.
Provenance:
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary:
Drawing shows a ring of naked figures around the sun bearing the words "Let there be Light", with a rainbow below them.
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