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William Blake

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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 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 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

Hand-colored print of a nude man menaced by a red-robed winged devil with a hook, flames and demons behind, after Dante's Inf

The Circle of the Corrupt Officials; the Devils Tormenting Ciampolo. Inferno, canto XXII

1827, printed c. 1892

Hand-colored print of Dante and Virgil standing over souls trapped in icy water beneath a dark, fiery sky.

The Circle of the Traitors; Dante's Foot Striking Bocca degli Abbate. Inferno, canto XXXII

1827, printed c. 1892

Watercolor drawing of a Last Judgment scene with an enthroned central figure, angels, rising souls and damned figures in flam

The Day of Judgment

1805

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

Pencil sketch of a crouching figure with wavy hair holding a large round shield, drawn on tan paper.

A Crouching Figure Holding a Shield [verso]

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