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Horseback procession of pilgrims passing a Gothic gateway under a stormy sky, with dogs and a distant spired town.

The Canterbury Pilgrims

1808

Watercolor of a nude seated figure on a rock using dividers to draw a geometric diagram on paper.

Newton

1804

Man in a wide hat and robe steps through a glowing Gothic archway, holding a bundle, in a dark watercolor scene.

Los Entering the Grave

1804

Painting of the Virgin Mary holding the infant Christ, both with golden halos, against a dark starry sky.

Virgin and Child

1825

Watercolor of nude tormented figures in a fiery hellscape, with a winged figure raising a sword on the right.

The schismatics and sowers of discord: Mahomet

1824

Pen and wash drawing of a white horse beside a standing woman and a kneeling child beneath tall trees.

The Horse

1805

Adam recoils in horror while Eve mourns over Abel's body beneath a red sun and dark, fiery clouds.

The Body of Abel Found by Adam and Eve

1826

Watercolor by William Blake showing a crowned woman with a golden chalice riding a seven-headed beast above a battle scene.

The Whore of Babylon

1809

Watercolor of a winged nude figure standing over a prone man, pouring from a vessel, with a kneeling figure and stormy sky.

Satan Smiting Job with Sore Boils

1826

The Ghost of a Flea

1819

Watercolor of a sleeping man below a glowing stairway with angels ascending and descending toward a radiant light.

Jacob's Ladder

1805

Watercolor of a red dragon with horned heads descending above a glowing woman with raised arms, rocky ground below.

The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed with the Sun

1805

Pencil sketch of a robed female figure with raised arms, holding a flowering staff, on a tall pale panel.

Evening

1820

Watercolor drawing of a seated holy family with a standing infant, flanked by praying angels and a lamb among flowers.

The Holy Family (Christ in the Lap of Truth)

c. 1805

Etching of Chaucer's pilgrims riding in a long procession from a Gothic inn under a stormy sky with hounds.

Chaucer's Canterbury Pilgrims

1810

Engraving of nude figures swirling in a storm vortex, with two lovers at the center and two observers on a rocky ledge at rig

The Circle of the Lustful: Paolo and Francesca

1827

Engraving of a nude man facing a winged devil with a pole, other demons behind, flames and a dark sea in the background.

The Circle of the Corrupt Officials; the Devils Tormenting Ciampolo

1827

Engraving of two winged devils fighting in churning water, with nude figures and two observers on a rocky ridge behind.

The Circle of the Corrupt Officials; the Devils Mauling Each Other

1827

Engraving of a nude man attacked by a six-footed serpent in a fiery hell, with onlookers and recoiling figures.

The Circle of the Thieves; Agnolo Brunelleschi Attacked by a Six-Footed Serpent

1827

Engraving of two nude men entwined with a serpent in a fiery infernal landscape, with two draped figures watching at left.

The Circle of the Thieves; Buoso Donati Attacked by the Serpent

1827

Etching of a fiery infernal landscape with two robed figures on a cliff and tormented nude figures sprawled below.

The Circle of the Falsifiers: Dante and Virgil Covering their Noses because of the st

1827

Etching of two robed figures standing above tormented, half-submerged bodies in icy water beneath a dark sky.

The Circle of the Traitors; Dante's Foot Striking Bocca degli Abbate

1827

Engraved title page for Blake's Book of Job illustrations, showing winged figures on a cloud beneath decorative lettering.

Title-Page of the Engraved Illustrations to the Book of Job

1825

Engraving of Job and his family kneeling and praying beneath a tree, with sheep, a crescent moon and a distant church.

Job and His Family

1825

Engraving of a running messenger approaching a seated bearded man and a woman with raised hands, beneath a tree and sheep.

The Messengers Tell Job of His Misfortunes

1825

Engraving by William Blake: enthroned God above angels, Satan descending in flames toward Job, his wife and servant, with an

Satan Going Forth from the Presence of the Lord

1825

Engraving of nude Satan standing over Job covered in boils, with a kneeling woman and rising sun behind.

Satan Smiting Job with Boils

1825

Engraving of a seated bearded man with a woman behind him, while robed figures raise their arms toward a bright sky above mou

Job's Comforters

1825

Engraving of a bearded seated man with raised arms beside two mourning figures, with a stone structure and text.

Job's Despair

1825

Engraving of a radiant haloed figure above kneeling men gazing upward, framed by an inscribed border of text.

The Vision of Eliphaz

1825

Engraving of Job seated among three gesturing bearded friends and his wife, with mountains behind and verses above and below.

Job Rebuked by His Friends

1825

Engraving of Job tormented on his bed by a looming winged serpent-like demon, with flames and Biblical text around the border

Job's Evil Dreams

1825