In his hand, he took the Golden Compasses, prepared in Gods Eternal stone, to circumscribe This Universe, and all created things One foot he center'd, and the other turn'd Round through the vast profundity obscure, And said, thus farr extend, thus far thy bounds, This be thy just circumference, O World.
* 00:45, 11 April 2004 [[:en:User:The Anome|The Anome]] 767×1092 (159,487 bytes)
(William Blake's etching/watercolour "Ancient of Days", public domain, from http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/blake/ancient.jpg)
According to the British Museum website (www.britishmuseum.org ... the ancient of days), the copy they have of The Ancient of Days is a drawing, not an etching with watercolour. They also state that it is not considered to be a work by William Blake
The Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester, UK, do claim to have the etching / watercolour as part of their collection:
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