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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

Engraving of a standing young man gesturing to the stars while bearded elders sit and kneel before him, with biblical text bo

The Wrath of Elihu

1825

Engraving of a bearded figure in a whirlwind above two kneeling, praying figures, with verses from Job inscribed.

The Lord Answering Job out of the Whirlwind

1825

Engraving of God enthroned above rows of angels and kneeling figures, with Creation scenes in side borders.

The Creation

1825

Engraving of God above kneeling figures and angels, with the beast Behemoth and the sea creature Leviathan in a circular fram

Behemoth and Leviathan

1825

Engraving of God enthroned with angels while a falling figure plunges through flames above crouching figures, with scriptural

The Fall of Satan

1825

Engraving of a robed figure with arm outstretched toward kneeling people under radiating light, with scripture text.

The Vision of God

1825

Engraving of a robed figure with arms outspread before a stone altar in radiant light, two kneeling figures beside, winged an

Job's Sacrifice

1825

Engraving of Job seated under a tree while figures offer him money, framed by winged figures and biblical text.

Job Accepting Charity

1825

Engraving of bearded Job with outstretched arms among three daughters, framed by vines and biblical verses.

Job and His Daughters

1825

Engraving of robed musicians with harps and trumpets beside sheep and rams, under a crescent moon and sunrise, with biblical

Job and His Wife Restored to Prosperity

1825

Engraving of a procession of pilgrims on horseback passing a Gothic gateway, with dogs and birds under a stormy sky.

The Canterbury Pilgrims

1810

Pencil sketch of ghostly figures near a tomb under a crescent moon, with loose, unfinished lines on tan paper.

A Resurrection Scene (The Gambols of Ghosts) [recto]

1805/1808

Engraving of a bearded God enthroned in light, with angels and a figure before him, and a biblical scene below.

Satan Before the Throne of God

1825

Wood engraving of two shepherds with sheep under a rising sun over hills, by William Blake, 1821.

Thenot and Colinet

1821

Black-and-white engraving of two figures in a moonlit pastoral landscape, one seated under a fruit tree, one reclining.

Thenot under Fruit Tree

1821

Small black-and-white print of a shepherd with a crook, a hooded figure, sheep and a lamb beneath a tree.

Colinet Departs in Sorrow

1821

Small black-and-white engraving of a gnarled blasted tree, a crescent moon, and flattened crops under a dark sky.

Blasted Tree and Flattened Crops

1821

Small black and white engraving of a shepherd raising his arms beside a wooden gate, a wolf at his feet, under rolling hills.

Shepherd Chases away Wolf

1821

Small engraving of a cloaked traveler with a staff walking past a milestone reading London, with hills behind.

Colinet's Journey

1821

Wood engraving of a man straining to push a barrel down a street past a row of buildings and a tree.

'A rolling stone is ever bare of moss'

1821

Small engraving of a shepherd resting with sheep under a crescent moon beside a river at night.

Colinet Resting by Night

1821

Wood engraving of two shepherds meeting by a wooden gate with sheep, a cottage and trees in the background.

Thenot and Colinet Lead their Flocks Together

1821

Wood engraving of two seated figures sharing an evening meal at a table before a hearth, with moon and stars visible outside.

Thenot and Colinet Eat their Evening Meal

1821

Small engraving of two robed figures walking with oxen under a rayed sky and crescent moon.

Boy Returning Joyfully with Plough and Oxen

1821

Small engraving of a herder with a staff leading two oxen past a rising sun over a hill.

Return of the Shepherd

1821

Four stacked panels of a pastoral landscape engraving: a tree and moon, a figure by a gate, sheep by a river, and a traveler

The Pastorals of Virgil

1821

Engraving of two shepherds with sheep and a dog in a hilly landscape at sunrise, by William Blake.

Thenot Remonstrates with Colinet, from The Pastorals of Virgil

1821

Black and white print of two figures in a night landscape under a full moon and stars, with hills and a tree.

Thenot Under Fruit Tree, from The Pastorals of Virgil

1821

Black and white engraving of two shepherds with staffs beside sheep, with a leaping figure in the sky above.

Thenot Remonstrates with Colinet, Lightfoot in Background, from The Pastorals of Virgil

1821

Black and white engraving of two figures gesturing at a third standing among trees in a pastoral landscape.

Colinet Mocked by Two Boys, from The Pastorals of Virgil

1821

Engraving of a shepherd raising his arms and staff against a wolf beside a wooden gate, with hills and a thatched shed behind

Shepherd Chases Away Wolf, from The Pastorals of Virgil

1821

Dark wood engraving of a lone traveler with a staff beside a milestone on a road under rolling hills.

Colinet's Journey: Milestone Marked LXII Miles to London, from The Pastorals of Virgil

1821

Black and white print of three dancing women in flowing robes, with seated onlookers and a classical temple behind them.

Menalcas Watching Women Dance, from The Pastorals of Virgil

1821

Black-and-white engraving of a shepherd youth with a crook, a robed elder, sheep, a dog and a gnarled tree.

Colinet Departs in Sorrow: Riven Trunk at Right, from The Pastorals of Virgil

1821

Black-and-white print of two nude figures separated by a dark band with geometric symbols, with animals and faces in the text

Unknown subject (Let Him look up into the Heaven and laugh in the bright air)

possibly c. 1805

Engraving of a bearded, muscular man in loose drapery standing among rocks by the sea, with light rays in the sky.

Joseph of Arimathea Among the Rocks of Albion

c. 1803/1810

Etched card by William Blake reading Mr. Cumberland, surrounded by flying figures, a reclining man, and sheaves of wheat.

George Cumberland's Card

1827

Engraving of baby Moses in a reed basket on the Nile, with a kneeling woman, a standing figure, a sphinx and pyramids.

The Hiding of Moses

1824

Pencil sketch of a smiling young woman with curled hair, head turned in three-quarter view, by William Blake.

Wat Tyler's Daughter

c. 1819

Pencil drawing of a bearded man with curled hair and a crown, labeled Canute, on pale paper.

King Canute

c. 1819/1820

Pencil sketch of a robed figure with bowed head and swirling lines, with a small crouching figure at lower right.

Time's Triple Bow [recto]

c. 1804/1807

Pencil drawing of two human legs standing on a ground line, with a partial leg study beside them on aged paper.

Two Legs

probably 1805/1810

Loose pencil sketch of a figure ascending among swirling cloud forms, with a handwritten inscription in the lower right.

A Figure Ascending in a Glory of Clouds (?)

probably c. 1805

Pencil sketch of a bearded seated figure in long robes with outstretched arms, attributed to William Blake.

An Ascending Spiral of Figures [recto]

probably c. 1820

Pencil sketch of a bearded seated figure flanked by two women leaning toward him, with a sun and trees in the background.

Job and His Daughters

c. 1821

Pencil sketch of a title page with decorative lettering reading Illustrations of the Book of Job, framed by winged figures.

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

c. 1823/1826

Pen and ink drawing of The Last Judgment with a central enthroned figure, angels, rising souls and crowds of nude figures bel

The Last Judgment

c. 1809

Pen and watercolor drawing of robed musicians with harps and trumpets beneath a tree, with sheep and a crescent moon.

Job and His Family Restored to Prosperity

1821

Wood engraving of a man pushing a rolling barrel past a multi-windowed house with trees beyond.

A Rolling Stone is Ever Bare of Moss, from The Pastorals of Virgil

1821

Ink and wash drawing of a winged, muscular deity with outstretched arms and a stern face, flanked by flames and shadowy figur

A Destroying Deity

1820

Blake's watercolor of a red dragon with crowned heads standing over a sea beast with many faces, under a starry sky.

The Great Red Dragon and the Beast from the Sea

1805

Pencil and blue-tinted drawing of an inverted nude male figure with arms raised, on cream paper.

An Angel with a Trumpet

1805

Pencil sketch of a man's head in three-quarter view on tan paper, with handwritten ink notes along the bottom edge.

A Visionary Head

1819

Drawing of a kneeling woman gazing up at a glowing risen figure in an arch, with two kneeling angels beside a tomb.

Mary Magdalen at the Sepulchre

1805

Pencil sketch of a winged nude figure seated with raised arms, wild hair and a distressed expression.

Albion Compelling the Four Zoas to Their Proper Tasks

1804

Pencil sketch of a nude woman rising between two winged angels with radiating light lines, inscribed from the Book of Enoch.

The Descent of the Angels to One of the Daughters of Men

c. 1824/1827

Pencil sketch of a nude woman beneath a winged angel with entwining forms and foliage on a tan ground.

An Angel Teaching a Daughter of Men the Secrets of Sin

c. 1824/1827

Pencil sketch of a nude woman with raised arms, a scaled serpentine figure, and a reclining figure on pale paper.

The Daughter of Men Becomes a Siren

c. 1824/1827

Pencil sketch of a robed, seated figure with closed eyes under a canopy, labeled Book of Enoch, on tan paper.

Enoch before the Great Glory

c. 1824/1827

Pencil sketch of a standing nude figure surrounded by swirling winged forms, labeled Book of Enoch.

The Vision of the Lord of Spirits

c. 1824/1827

Hand-colored print of nude figures attacked by a six-footed serpent in a fiery hellscape, with two robed observers at left.

The Circle of the Thieves; Agnolo Brunelleschi Attacked by a Six-Footed Serpent. Inferno, canto XXV

1827, printed c. 1892

Hand-coloured print of Dante and Virgil watching a green serpent attack a nude sinner amid flames in Hell.

The Circle of the Thieves; Buoso Donati Attacked by the Serpent. Inferno, canto XXV

1827, printed c. 1892

Hand-colored print of two cloaked figures on a rock above a fiery hell, with sinners lying among burning rocks below.

The Circle of the Falsifiers: Dante and Virgil Covering their Noses Because of the Stench. Inferno, canto XXIX

1827, printed c. 1892

Two winged demons struggle in churning dark water beneath a fiery sky, with tormented souls on the shore above.

The Circle of the Corrupt Officials; the Devils Mauling Each Other. Inferno, canto XXII

1827, printed c. 1892