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Bearded man holding a red-lettered scroll while a winged angel stands behind him against a dark background.

St. Matthew

1799

Watercolor of a winged angel pointing upward beside a bearded priest at an altar with smoke and a glowing candelabrum.

The Angel Appearing to Zacharias

1799-1800

Horseback procession of pilgrims passing a Gothic gateway under a stormy sky, with dogs and a distant spired town.

The Canterbury Pilgrims

1808

Watercolor of a nude seated figure on a rock using dividers to draw a geometric diagram on paper.

Newton

1804

Bearded figure crouching in a golden sun, reaching down with a compass over dark clouds and rays of light.

The Ancient of Days

1794

Watercolor by William Blake of nude souls swirling in a storm vortex over a dark landscape, with a cloaked figure watching a

Illustrations to Dante's Divine Comedy object 10 Butlin 812-10 The Circle of the Lustful Francesca Da Rimini

Ink and watercolor sketch of two robed figures in a dense blue-grey forest of looping, tangled trees.

Illustrations to Dante's Divine Comedy object 3 Butlin 812-2 Dante and Virgil Penetrating the Forest

Man in a wide hat and robe steps through a glowing Gothic archway, holding a bundle, in a dark watercolor scene.

Los Entering the Grave

1804

Watercolor of three nude women beside a pool in a garden framed by Gothic arches, by William Blake.

Bathsheba at the Bath

1799

Painting of a bearded elderly man with outstretched arms seated with three young women before golden relief roundels.

Job and His Daughters

1799/1800

Painting of the Last Supper with a haloed central figure, gold light rays, and disciples gathered around a long table.

The Last Supper

1799

Painting of the Virgin Mary holding the infant Christ, both with golden halos, against a dark starry sky.

Virgin and Child

1825

Watercolor of nude tormented figures in a fiery hellscape, with a winged figure raising a sword on the right.

The schismatics and sowers of discord: Mahomet

1824

Pen and wash drawing of a white horse beside a standing woman and a kneeling child beneath tall trees.

The Horse

1805

Watercolor by William Blake showing a crowned woman with a golden chalice riding a seven-headed beast above a battle scene.

The Whore of Babylon

1809

Watercolor of a sleeping man below a glowing stairway with angels ascending and descending toward a radiant light.

Jacob's Ladder

1805

Watercolor of a red dragon with horned heads descending above a glowing woman with raised arms, rocky ground below.

The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed with the Sun

1805

Pencil sketch of a robed female figure with raised arms, holding a flowering staff, on a tall pale panel.

Evening

1820

Watercolor drawing of a seated holy family with a standing infant, flanked by praying angels and a lamb among flowers.

The Holy Family (Christ in the Lap of Truth)

c. 1805

Etching of Chaucer's pilgrims riding in a long procession from a Gothic inn under a stormy sky with hounds.

Chaucer's Canterbury Pilgrims

1810

Engraving of nude figures swirling in a storm vortex, with two lovers at the center and two observers on a rocky ledge at rig

The Circle of the Lustful: Paolo and Francesca

1827

Engraving of a nude man facing a winged devil with a pole, other demons behind, flames and a dark sea in the background.

The Circle of the Corrupt Officials; the Devils Tormenting Ciampolo

1827

Engraving of two winged devils fighting in churning water, with nude figures and two observers on a rocky ridge behind.

The Circle of the Corrupt Officials; the Devils Mauling Each Other

1827

Engraving of a nude man attacked by a six-footed serpent in a fiery hell, with onlookers and recoiling figures.

The Circle of the Thieves; Agnolo Brunelleschi Attacked by a Six-Footed Serpent

1827

Engraving of two nude men entwined with a serpent in a fiery infernal landscape, with two draped figures watching at left.

The Circle of the Thieves; Buoso Donati Attacked by the Serpent

1827

Etching of a fiery infernal landscape with two robed figures on a cliff and tormented nude figures sprawled below.

The Circle of the Falsifiers: Dante and Virgil Covering their Noses because of the st

1827

Etching of two robed figures standing above tormented, half-submerged bodies in icy water beneath a dark sky.

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

1827

Engraved title page for Blake's Book of Job illustrations, showing winged figures on a cloud beneath decorative lettering.

Title-Page of the Engraved Illustrations to the Book of Job

1825

Engraving of Job and his family kneeling and praying beneath a tree, with sheep, a crescent moon and a distant church.

Job and His Family

1825

Engraving of a running messenger approaching a seated bearded man and a woman with raised hands, beneath a tree and sheep.

The Messengers Tell Job of His Misfortunes

1825

Engraving by William Blake: enthroned God above angels, Satan descending in flames toward Job, his wife and servant, with an

Satan Going Forth from the Presence of the Lord

1825

Engraving of nude Satan standing over Job covered in boils, with a kneeling woman and rising sun behind.

Satan Smiting Job with Boils

1825

Engraving of a seated bearded man with a woman behind him, while robed figures raise their arms toward a bright sky above mou

Job's Comforters

1825

Engraving of a bearded seated man with raised arms beside two mourning figures, with a stone structure and text.

Job's Despair

1825

Engraving of a radiant haloed figure above kneeling men gazing upward, framed by an inscribed border of text.

The Vision of Eliphaz

1825

Engraving of Job seated among three gesturing bearded friends and his wife, with mountains behind and verses above and below.

Job Rebuked by His Friends

1825

Engraving of Job tormented on his bed by a looming winged serpent-like demon, with flames and Biblical text around the border

Job's Evil Dreams

1825

Engraving of a standing young man gesturing to the stars while bearded elders sit and kneel before him, with biblical text bo

The Wrath of Elihu

1825

Engraving of a bearded figure in a whirlwind above two kneeling, praying figures, with verses from Job inscribed.

The Lord Answering Job out of the Whirlwind

1825

Engraving of God enthroned above rows of angels and kneeling figures, with Creation scenes in side borders.

The Creation

1825

Engraving of God above kneeling figures and angels, with the beast Behemoth and the sea creature Leviathan in a circular fram

Behemoth and Leviathan

1825

Engraving of God enthroned with angels while a falling figure plunges through flames above crouching figures, with scriptural

The Fall of Satan

1825

Engraving of a robed figure with arm outstretched toward kneeling people under radiating light, with scripture text.

The Vision of God

1825

Engraving of a robed figure with arms outspread before a stone altar in radiant light, two kneeling figures beside, winged an

Job's Sacrifice

1825

Engraving of Job seated under a tree while figures offer him money, framed by winged figures and biblical text.

Job Accepting Charity

1825

Engraving of bearded Job with outstretched arms among three daughters, framed by vines and biblical verses.

Job and His Daughters

1825

Engraving of robed musicians with harps and trumpets beside sheep and rams, under a crescent moon and sunrise, with biblical

Job and His Wife Restored to Prosperity

1825

Winged nude figure with shield and spear soars over a reclining woman entwined by a serpent, in ochre and green washes.

Satan Exulting over Eve

1795

Engraved street scene of a crowded London May Day celebration with a decorated maypole, dancers, dogs, and onlookers at windo

May-Day in London

1784

Engraving of a procession of pilgrims on horseback passing a Gothic gateway, with dogs and birds under a stormy sky.

The Canterbury Pilgrims

1810

Ink and grey wash drawing of a robed bearded figure with arms raised, surrounded by reclining nude figures reaching upward.

Moses Staying the Plague (?) [recto]

c. 1780/1785

Pen and ink drawing of three standing male figures, one bearded and robed, one with a raised arm, and one nude youth at right

"And Saul Said unto David, Go, and the Lord be with Thee" [recto]

c. 1780/1785

Pen and grey wash drawing of several men seated in a circle around a central standing figure holding a cane.

Group of Men Seated in a Circle [recto]

c. 1780/1785

Pencil sketch of ghostly figures near a tomb under a crescent moon, with loose, unfinished lines on tan paper.

A Resurrection Scene (The Gambols of Ghosts) [recto]

1805/1808

Engraving of a bearded God enthroned in light, with angels and a figure before him, and a biblical scene below.

Satan Before the Throne of God

1825

John Caspar Lavater

1787/1801

Wood engraving of two shepherds with sheep under a rising sun over hills, by William Blake, 1821.

Thenot and Colinet

1821

Black-and-white engraving of two figures in a moonlit pastoral landscape, one seated under a fruit tree, one reclining.

Thenot under Fruit Tree

1821

Small black-and-white print of a shepherd with a crook, a hooded figure, sheep and a lamb beneath a tree.

Colinet Departs in Sorrow

1821

Small black-and-white engraving of a gnarled blasted tree, a crescent moon, and flattened crops under a dark sky.

Blasted Tree and Flattened Crops

1821

Small black and white engraving of a shepherd raising his arms beside a wooden gate, a wolf at his feet, under rolling hills.

Shepherd Chases away Wolf

1821

Small engraving of a cloaked traveler with a staff walking past a milestone reading London, with hills behind.

Colinet's Journey

1821

Wood engraving of a man straining to push a barrel down a street past a row of buildings and a tree.

'A rolling stone is ever bare of moss'

1821

Small engraving of a shepherd resting with sheep under a crescent moon beside a river at night.

Colinet Resting by Night

1821

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