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William Blake

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Woodcut of a shepherd with raised arm and crook chasing a wolf past a gate, with hills and a cottage behind.

Shepherd Chases Away a Wolf, from Thornton's "Pastorals of Virgil"

1821

Small black-and-white engraving of a winding river, a thatched cottage, and trees under a cloudy sky.

Sabrina's Silvery Flood, from Thornton's "Pastorals of Virgil"

1821

Black-and-white print of a cloaked figure with a staff beside a milestone and signpost under dark hills.

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

1821

Wood engraving of a robed man gesturing toward a barefoot shepherd with a staff, sheep grazing, and a sunrise over hills.

Thenot Remonstrates With Colinet, from Thornton's "Pastorals of Virgil"

1821

Wood engraving of two shepherds with staffs facing each other beside sheep, with a leaping figure in the sky above.

Thenot Remonstrates with Colinet, Lightfoot in the Background, from Thornton's "Pastorals of Virgil"

1821

Wood engraving of blasted trees and rolling hills under a crescent moon in a stormy, dark night sky.

Blasted Trees and Flattened Crops, from Thornton's "Pastorals of Virgil"

1821

Wood engraving of a bearded seated figure under a fruit tree with raised arms, a full moon, sheep, and a cottage in a hilly l

Thenot Under a Fruit Tree, from Thornton's "Pastorals of Virgil"

1821

Engraving of a nude man reaching toward a seated muscular figure, with winged demons and flames behind them.

The Circle of Corrupt Officials: The Devils Tormenting Ciampolo

ca. 1825-27

Etching of two winged devils fighting above churning water, with cloaked figures on a ridge and nude souls in a hellish sky.

The Circle of Corrupt Officials: The Devils Mauling Each Other

ca. 1825-27

Engraving of a six-footed serpent creature attacking a nude man as two nude figures recoil and robed figures watch under flam

Circle of Theives: Agnello Brunelleschi Attacked By a Six-Footed Serpent

ca. 1825-27

Engraving of two robed figures on an icy plain above anguished souls partly submerged in ice, with a dark sky and rocky cliff

The Circle of Traitors: Dante's Foot Striking Bocca degli Abbate

ca. 1825-27

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

Engraving of a dying muscular man on a bed, a grieving woman beside him, and a ghostly spirit rising above.

Death of the Strong Wicked Man, from "The Grave," a Poem by Robert Blair

May 1, 1808

Engraved card by William Blake with flying figures, a reaper and wheat sheaves framing the name Mr Cumberland.

George Cumberland's Message Card

1827

Etched print of a counsellor, king, warrior, mother and child lying in a Gothic-arched tomb.

The Counsellor, King, Warrior, Mother & Child in the Tomb, from "The Grave," a Poem by Robert Blair

March 1, 1813

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 a soul hovering above a reclining body on a draped couch, with a mountain landscape in the background.

The Soul Hovering over the Body, Reluctantly Parting with Life, 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 an elderly man's deathbed, with a winged angel above and kneeling mourners, a New Testament open at the foot of

The Death of the Good Old Man, 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 scene of a prison hall with a kneeling woman, standing men in tricorn hats, soldiers, and seated spectators under dr

The Beggar's Opera, Act III

July 1, 1790

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