# The Holy Family (Christ in the Lap of Truth)

By [William Blake](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/artists/william-blake.md>), c. 1805.

## Details

- Medium: black, gray, and brown ink applied with pen and point of brush; gray, pink, yellow, and green wash
- Dimensions: Sheet: 37.9 x 32.5 cm (14 15/16 x 12 13/16 in.)
- Collection: [Cleveland Museum of Art](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/galleries/gallery-36a1fc18d246201d.md>)

[View collection record](<https://clevelandart.org/art/1950.239>)

- Categories: Works on Paper
- Styles: [Romanticism](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/styles/romanticism.md>)

## Image

![Seated adults surround a child beneath an arched glow, with reclining figures at their feet.](<https://api.art.jpamorgan.com/artifacts/source-36a1fc18d246201d-771ed04b327285eb/full.jpg?v=b98fe4d2f5e8dd853ab4ddf797120f8b992456d5b902085208273bc5822930da>)

## Sources & credits

- The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1950.239. John L. Severance Fund. CC0 Open Access.
- John L. Severance Fund
- Cleveland Museum of Art

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