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William Blake

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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

Pencil sketch of a swordsman standing over a fallen figure, with draped standing figures to the right and faint background.

Sketch of a Swordsman Standing Over His Defeated Opponent [recto]

c. 1780/1785

Pencil sketch of long-robed standing figures and a kneeling figure at lower left, with faint head studies at the edges.

Sketch of a Swordsman Standing Over His Defeated Opponent [verso]

c. 1780/1785

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

Etching of the hiding of Moses: a kneeling woman and standing man by a Nile riverbank, a basket with an infant, pyramids behi

Hiding of Moses, from "Remember Me!, or a Pocket Companion"

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

Engraving of winged Iris gesturing to grieving Priam and mourners beside columns, with a rainbow arcing behind her.

Iris adviseert Priamus om het lichaam van Hector te halen

1805

Watercolor drawing of a dying man on a blue bed attended by two haloed figures beneath a rainbow arc of angel faces.

The Death of Saint Joseph

1803

Black-and-white print of a winged angel gesturing toward a nude demon sweeping with a broom amid smoke and flames.

'The Man Sweeping the Interpreter's Parlour,' from Bunyan's Pilgrim's progress

1820-22

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

Wood engraving of a blasted tree beside a crescent moon over hills and flattened fields at night.

Blasted Tree and Flattened Crops, from The Pastorals of Virgil

1821

Black and white engraving of a winding river beside a tree and a thatched cottage under a hazy sky with hills.

Sabrina's Silvery Flood, from The Pastorals of Virgil

1821

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

Wood engraving of a shepherd and a woman in robes beside sheep, a wooden gate, and a barn under a pale sky.

Thenot and Colinet Lead Their Flocks Together, from Thornton's "Pastorals of Virgil"

1821

Black and white wood engraving of two figures dining at a table under a thatched roof, with a crescent moon and stars.

Thenot and Colinet Eat Their Evening Meal, from Thornton's "Pastorals of Virgil"

1821

Wood engraving of a man pushing a barrel down a street past brick townhouses, in strong black and white.

A Rolling Stone Is Ever Bare of Moss, from Thornton's "Pastorals of Virgil"

1821

Wood engraving of two boys gesturing at a figure with a staff beside trees, with a distant hut in a pastoral landscape.

Colinet Mocked by Two Boys, from Thornton's "Pastorals of Virgil"

1821

Woodcut of three dancing women before a classical temple, with a seated man playing a lyre beside a woman and child.

Menalcus Watching Women Dance, from Thornton's "Pastorals of Virgil"

1821

Black and white engraving of two oxen walking homeward with a herdsman holding a long staff, beneath a striated sky.

Unyok'd Heifers, Loitering Homeward (Return of the Shepherd), from Thornton's "Pastorals of Virgil"

1821

Wood engraving of a farmer driving two oxen with a plough at sunrise, with two draped figures walking beside them.

Boy Returning Joyfully, with Plough and Oxen, from Thornton's "Pastorals of Virgil"

1821