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Bearded man holding a red-lettered scroll while a winged angel stands behind him against a dark background.

St. Matthew

1799

Watercolor of a winged angel pointing upward beside a bearded priest at an altar with smoke and a glowing candelabrum.

The Angel Appearing to Zacharias

1799-1800

Bearded figure crouching in a golden sun, reaching down with a compass over dark clouds and rays of light.

The Ancient of Days

1794

Watercolor of three nude women beside a pool in a garden framed by Gothic arches, by William Blake.

Bathsheba at the Bath

1799

Painting of a bearded elderly man with outstretched arms seated with three young women before golden relief roundels.

Job and His Daughters

1799/1800

Painting of the Last Supper with a haloed central figure, gold light rays, and disciples gathered around a long table.

The Last Supper

1799

Watercolour of a winged bearded figure reaching down to a reclining man emerging from dark waters, with a serpent at left.

Elohim creating Adam

1795

Winged nude figure with shield and spear soars over a reclining woman entwined by a serpent, in ochre and green washes.

Satan Exulting over Eve

1795

Engraved street scene of a crowded London May Day celebration with a decorated maypole, dancers, dogs, and onlookers at windo

May-Day in London

1784

Ink and grey wash drawing of a robed bearded figure with arms raised, surrounded by reclining nude figures reaching upward.

Moses Staying the Plague (?) [recto]

c. 1780/1785

Pen and ink drawing of three standing male figures, one bearded and robed, one with a raised arm, and one nude youth at right

"And Saul Said unto David, Go, and the Lord be with Thee" [recto]

c. 1780/1785

Pen and grey wash drawing of several men seated in a circle around a central standing figure holding a cane.

Group of Men Seated in a Circle [recto]

c. 1780/1785

John Caspar Lavater

1787/1801

Pencil sketch of a crouching nude man beside a shaggy animal, with a looming figure at upper right.

Sketch for "The Thought of Death alone, the Fear Destroys"

c. 1795

Christ standing with outstretched arms before kneeling apostles, rendered in brown and gold wash.

Christ Appearing to the Apostles after the Resurrection

1795

Hand-colored title page reading AMERICA PROPHECY with clouds, robed figures, and a fallen figure above dark waves.

America. A Prophecy, Plate 2, Title Page

1793

Winged figure crouches head-bowed on a ledge beside a nude woman holding a child under a dark, fiery sky.

America. A Prophecy, Plate 1, Frontispiece

1793

Hand-colored Blake plate: a nude man crouches amid dark flames beneath blue handwritten verse on a cream page.

America. A Prophecy, Plate 12,

1793

Bearded figure in white robe with open arms before three kneeling men under a golden glow, in a watercolor print.

Christ Appearing to His Disciples After the Resurrection

c. 1795

Pencil sketch of a nude winged warrior angel holding a sword, arm outstretched, by William Blake.

A Warring Angel [recto]

c. 1780

Pencil sketch of a bearded seated man with a staff gesturing to a robed figure, with studies of heads and standing attendants

Saint Augustine Converting King Ethelbert of Kent

probably c. 1793

Pencil sketch of a man seen from behind, arms outstretched, rising above cloud-like forms on pale paper.

A Man Seen from Behind, Rising on Clouds

probably c. 1794

Pencil sketch of a seated man, an infant in a basket, and two standing figures in a classical interior.

The Infant Hercules Throttling the Serpents

1790-1793

Pencil sketch of a decorative border with scrolling ornament and small figures, inscribed as a first sketch by William Blake.

An Armed Man Spurning a Woman [recto]

c. 1790/1795

Pencil sketch of a horned nude figure with arms raised, holding up a large curved disc surrounded by zigzag lines.

Los Supporting the Sun [recto]

probably c. 1793

Etched fragment with cursive verse, a reclining figure, a winged form and scrollwork border, after William Blake's 1793 print

Restrike from fragment of cancelled plate for "A Prophecy"

1793

Engraved interior scene of a stone prison hall with kneeling woman, standing men in period dress, and seated spectators at ta

Beggars Opera, act III : "when my hero in court appears &c

1790

Engraving of a nude kneeling man gazing up at a bearded face in clouds, with a block of printed verse beside him.

Man aangesproken door een man vanuit de hemel

1796

Engraving of a winged figure seated on clouds touching a hatched globe, with a page of printed poetry beside it.

Man raakt vanaf een wolk een bol aan

1796

Engraved page by William Blake showing a haloed figure with children and robed adults beside a block of printed poetry.

Christus met mannen, vrouwen en kinderen

1796

Engraving of a reclining nude man and a bearded figure above him, beside a printed poem on a book page.

Twee mannen

1796

Engraved book plate of two nude men wrestling in a dark landscape, with a printed poem text block beside them.

Twee worstelende mannen

1796