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Hand-colored Blake page with a verse above a woman in pink combing a child's hair beside vines and a seated figure.

Songs of Experience: Nurses Song

[1794] printed ca. 1825

Watercolor illustration of a woman and child beneath a tree, with a winged figure and a poem about a fly above.

Songs of Experience: The Fly

[1794] printed ca. 1825

Hand-colored page with William Blake's poem The Tyger, showing a striped tiger beside a tree under a watercolor sky.

Songs of Experience: The Tyger

[1794] printed ca. 1825

Hand-colored page with a embracing seated couple under radiant light, verse titled The Little Vagabond, and figures by a fire

Songs of Experience: The Little Vagabond

[1794] printed ca. 1825

Hand-colored page from Blake's Songs of Experience with the poem A Poison Tree, a tree, and a reclining figure below.

Songs of Experience: A Poison Tree

[1794] printed ca. 1825

Hand-colored page of Blake's poem The School Boy, framed by vines with small children at the base and a climbing figure.

Songs of Experience: The School Boy

[1789] printed ca. 1825

Engraved title page showing a reclining skeleton on a shrouded bier, flames, and an inverted nude figure holding a goblet.

The Skeleton Re-Animated, Title Page to "The Grave," a Poem by Robert Blair

March 1, 1813

Reddish-brown print of a man in a wide hat walking under an arch, with a sunburst at his side and handwritten text above.

Frontispiece to Jerusalem, the Emanation of the Great Albion

[ca. 1804-20] (?)

Engraving of a bearded God in clouds with angels above and kneeling figures below, framed by a decorative border with creatio

Gods antwoord aan Job

1825

Engraving of Behemoth and Leviathan in roundels beneath God and angels, framed by verses and winged figures, by William Blake

Behemoth, Leviathan en Ziz

1825

Engraving of an enthroned God with winged angels above a falling Satan figure and writhing figures in flames, with text borde

Jobs voorspoed hersteld en de val van Satan

1825

Engraving of a radiant robed figure raising a kneeling bearded man, with kneeling figures behind and inscribed scripture arou

Jobs voorspoed hersteld

1825

Engraved print of a biblical scene with seated figures beneath a tree, standing figures offering money, and decorative border

Jobs rijkdom verdubbelt

1825

Engraved title page with a bearded robed figure, winged figures above, a rising nude figure, and the title Night the First.

Allegorie op het leven, de dood en onsterfelijkheid

1796

Engraved page by William Blake showing a reclining man, sheep, and a winged figure beside a printed poem titled Night the Fir

Liggende man met engel en schapen

1796

Engraving of a chained, robed man rising with a lyre beside a printed poem, thorny brambles below.

Geketende man stijgt op met lier

1796

Engraved title page with a bearded figure, reclining figure, and winged youths beside the text Night the Second, On Time, Dea

Allegorie op de tijd, dood en vriendschap

1796

Engraved book page with poem text, a reclining skeleton below, and an inverted male nude balanced on his head at right.

Liggend skelet en vliegende man met hoorn

1796

Engraving of a mother and infant with a bearded man in a toga, an angel above, and a printed poem on the page.

Moeder met kind en een man in toga

1796

Engraving of a bearded old man with a scythe beside a large figure, with a small hourglass and poem text on the page.

Vadertje Tijd

1796

Engraving of a winged nude figure reclining beside a block of printed verse on a book page.

Man met vleugels

1796

Engraved page showing Father Time with a scythe above dancing women and children, with a printed poem on the right.

Dansende vrouwen en kinderen worden gemaaid door Vadertje Tijd

1796

Engraved page with a winged veiled woman writing, a reclining man with a goblet, and a printed poem beside them.

Schrijvende vrouw met sluier en vleugels en liggende man met beker

1796

Engraved title page for Illustrations of the Book of Job with winged angels around the lettering and Hebrew title above.

Zeven engelen

1825

Engraving of Job beneath a tree with his family and sheep, a crescent moon in the sky, and text panels below.

Job onder een boom met zijn vrouw en kinderen

1828

Engraving of an enthroned haloed God above angels and Satan, with Job and his family below, framed by Gothic arches and text.

Satan daagt God uit Job niet langer de hand boven het hoofd te houden

1825

Engraving of a bearded figure with lightning bolts, entwined by a serpent above stormy waves and dark clouds.

Tornado-Zeus Battling Typhon, from Erasmus Darwin's "Botanic Garden"

August 1, 1795

Engraving of a winged figure flying through clouds within an oval frame, with a bearded head and drapery above.

Winged Figure Flying Through Clouds, from Bell's "Poets"

1790

Engraving of a nude man seated under a tree among a lion, horse, sheep, rooster, serpent and birds, with verse below.

Adam and the Beasts, Frontispiece to Hayley's "Ballads"

June 1, 1802

Engraving of an enthroned God surrounded by angels, with figures below beside a stone bench and verses in a Gothic border.

Satan Appearing before God

1826

Engraving of Satan descending from heaven toward a seated bearded man and kneeling woman, flanked by two angels.

Satan Going Forth from the Presence of the Lord

1826

Engraving of a nude figure standing over a suffering man on a bed as a woman kneels beside them under a sunrise.

Satan Smiting Job with Boils

1826

Engraving of Satan descending before God, with Job seated on a bench, his wife, angels, and a dog in a landscape.

Then went Satan forth from the presence of the Lord. From: The Book of Job

1825

Pencil sketch of a muscular hybrid figure with a human face, curly hair, scaled legs, tail, and clawed hands.

Study of the Figure of Agnello Brunelleschi

c. 1826

Engraving with printed poem text on the left, a seated draped man at lower right, and small winged figures floating in clouds

Zes kleine vliegende figuren bij een zittende man met banderol

1796

Engraved book page with verse above a scene of two figures, one pointing, beside an overturned goblet.

Gewaarschuwd man gooit een glas wijn om

1796

Engraving of Satan falling from God's presence, with angels, flames, and a seated family with a dog below.

Satan Going Forth fron the Presence of the Lord

1825-26

Engraved title page with Hebrew heading and ornate lettering for Blake's Book of Job, framed by reclining winged angels and c

Title Page: Illustrations of the Book of Job

1825-26

Engraving of a winged figure above a collapsing house with falling pillars, flames, and dead nude figures, by William Blake.

The Destruction of Job's Sons

1825-26

Engraving of a muscular figure grasping lightning bolts above churning waves, with a serpent coiled around its body amid stor

Tornado-Zeus Battling Typhon, from Erasmus Darwin's "The Botanic Garden"

August 1, 1795

Engraving of a nude man seen from behind, arms raised toward a star, with a river and pyramids in an Egyptian landscape.

Fertilization of Egypt, from Erasmus Darwin's "The Botanic Garden"

1791

Etching of a robed, haloed figure holding two keys, standing on steps between columns with flames below.

Christ Descending into the Grave, from "The Grave," a Poem by Robert Blair

March 1, 1813

Engraving of a family embracing in heaven, framed by two large winged angels above clouds.

The Meeting of a Family in Heaven, from "The Grave," a Poem by Robert Blair

March 1, 1813

Engraving of figures descending through rocky caverns toward a light-filled opening, with mourners in the foreground.

The Descent of Man into the Vale of Death, from "The Grave," a Poem by Robert Blair

March 1, 1813

Engraving of a Last Judgment scene with an enthroned Christ, angels with books, rising nude souls and falling damned figures

The Day of Judgment, from "The Grave," a Poem by Robert Blair

March 1, 1813

Engraving of a robed soul with a torch entering a cave of flames, while a muscular figure strides across a hilltop under a cr

The Soul Exploring the Recesses of the Grave, from "The Grave," a Poem by Robert Blair

March 1, 1813

Engraving of a nude figure embracing a floating draped figure above a tomb, with flames and smoke around them.

The Reunion of the Soul & the Body, from "The Grave," a Poem by Robert Blair

March 1, 1813

Engraving of a nude figure seated atop a stone tomb gazing upward, while an old man with a cane approaches an open door below

Death's Door, from "The Grave," a Poem by Robert Blair

19th century

Engraving of a winged angel above a kneeling woman, with pale spectral figures rising through a dark sky.

Clarence's Dream (Shakespeare, Richard III, Act 1, Scene 4)

1774

Engraving of The Death of Lucretia: a standing man raises a dagger while a kneeling woman slumps before onlookers behind a cu

The Death of Lucretia, from Allen's "New and Impartial Roman History"

1797

Engraving of a nude man seated on a tomb gazing at light while an old man with a cane enters a stone doorway below.

Mourir C'est Renaitre (Death and Immortality)

19th century

Engraved page by William Blake showing seated figures in conversation beside a printed poem and a reclining winged figure.

Zittende mannen en vrouwen in overleg

1796

Engraving of a reclining man attended by three flowing figures, with a block of poetry printed above the scene.

Liggende man omringd door drie vliegende figuren

1796

Engraved illustration of a kneeling man beside a reclining man, a grazing horse and a willow, below a page of verse.

Man hurkt bij een liggende man naast een boom met paard

1796

Engraving of winged angelic figures beside a block of printed poetry on a cream page.

Vier engelen

1796

Engraved title page with a large coiled serpent framing the words NIGHT THE THIRD, NARCISSA and a rising female figure.

Slang en allegorie op de nacht

1796

Engraving of a nude woman with raised arms beneath a billowing cloak on a hill, with a printed poem beside her.

Man houdt een mantel boven een naakte vrouw

1796

Engraving by William Blake with a reclining nude figure, a flowering plant, a winged head in clouds, and a printed poem page.

Man en vrouw kijken op naar een paard en figuren in een landschap

1796

Engraving of figures in a rushing stream below tall hatched trees, with a poem printed across the center of the image.

Figuren in een stroom

1796

Engraved page with a verse above; a kneeling mourning figure sits by a tomb while a flaming arm rises at right.

Wenend persoon bij graftombes

1796

Engraved page with a poem and an illustration of a bearded old man above four reclining figures passing a bowl.

Vier wenende mannen bekeken door Vadertje Tijd

1796

Engraved page showing a reclining bearded old man holding a Hebrew-inscribed scroll, with printed verse beside him.

Bebaarde man met banderol met Hebreeuwse tekst

1796

Engraving of a nude bearded figure with arms outstretched amid radiating light, with two kneeling figures below.

Christus verschijnt en engelen buigen

1796

Engraving of a grinning devil with a spear over a nude figure and a hound, with a verse text panel beside them.

Man aangevallen door honden en een duivel

1796

Engraving of a winged figure above falling pillars and a collapsing house, with figures in flames below.

Job's zonen en dochters overweldigd door Satan

1825

Engraving of a messenger running toward a seated grieving man under a tree, with sheep and a distant city, framed by Bible ve

Boodschapper vertelt Job dat zijn ossen gestolen zijn door de Sabeanen

1825

Blake engraving of Job and Satan: a radiant figure above, angels at the sides, and a seated man receiving an elderly visitor

Job geeft aalmoezen

1825

Engraving of Satan standing over the afflicted Job on the ground, with a kneeling figure, sunrise and clouds behind, framed b

Job door Satan met zweren bedekt

1825

Engraving of Job seated on a dung heap, comforted by his wife while friends raise their arms toward a radiant sky.

Job op de mesthoop bezocht door zijn vrienden en vrouw

1825

Engraving of a bearded man with raised arms beside two mourning companions, with stone ruins and mountains behind, framed by

Job in wanhoop vergezeld door Eliphaz, Bildad en Sophar

1825

Engraving on a book page showing nude figures Adam and Eve reaching upward and a crouching man, with a poem in the centre.

Adam en Eva en een gehurkte man met gevouwen handen

1796

Engraving of Christ with crown of thorns and nails in hands and feet, beside a block of printed verse on a book page.

Christus met doornenkroon en spijkers in handen en voet

1796

Engraved book page with a poem on the left and a hatched illustration of a reclining figure with flowing hair on the right.

Wenende gehurkte man en een paard

1796

Engraved title page for The Book of Job with Hebrew lettering and winged figures around the title by William Blake.

The Book of Job

1825

Engraving of God enthroned between two winged angels, with falling figures in flames below and kneeling figures at the bottom

The Fall of Satan

1826

Engraving of the Lord in a whirlwind speaking to kneeling Job and companion, with winged figures above.

The Lord Answering Job out of the Whirlwind

1826

Engraving of a messenger running toward a grieving seated man beneath a tree, with sheep and a distant city.

The Messenger Tells Job of his Misfortunes

1826