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William Blake

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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

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

Pen and ink drawing of a nude man raising a torch against swirling dark smoke and clouds.

Nude Figure of a Man with Flaming Torch

n.d.

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

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

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

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

A Warring Angel [recto]

c. 1780

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 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 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