Art, literature & history
The Ghost of Samuel Appearing to Saul
c. 1800
- Dating
- Approximate
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- pen and ink with watercolor over graphite
- Dimensions
- Overall: 32 x 34.4 cm (12 5/8 x 13 9/16 in.) support: 55.6 x 44.4 cm (21 7/8 x 17 1/2 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1943.3.8996
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- CC0 1.0License details
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Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
The Ghost of Samuel Appearing to Saul — William Blake. c. 1800.
Medium: pen and ink with watercolor over graphite.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): Overall: 32 x 34.4 cm (12 5/8 x 13 9/16 in.) support: 55.6 x 44.4 cm (21 7/8 x 17 1/2 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1943.3.8996. Rosenwald Collection.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.