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Page from a sketchbook, around 1790. Drawing for the poem "Holy Thursday" in "Songs of Experience", just to the left of a portrait drawing of Tom Paine. Drawings used for the poem "My Pretty Rose Tree" and the frontispiece lower right and middle. From the manuscript Notebook; drawings for his collection of poems "Songs of Innocence and of Experience". ID:Add 49460 fol. 38 v
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Page from a sketchbook, around 1790. Drawing for the poem "Holy Thursday" in "S...

Michelangelo before the Roman Colosseum, 1801. In the 1780ies Blake developed a friendship with Johann Heinrich Fuessli who was Professor of Painting at the Royal Academy of Arts. This engraving is the tailpiece to the third and last lecture delivered in 1801; Fuessli used to give his pupils preliminary drawings from which to engrave. PD,1864-5-14
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Michelangelo before the Roman Colosseum, 1801. In the 1780ies Blake developed a...

Nude flying figure, around 1790. From the Manuscript Notebook, William Blake's preparatory drawings for his collection of poems "Songs of Innocence and Experience". ID: Add 49460 fol. 57 verso. Pen on paper.
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Nude flying figure, around 1790. From the Manuscript Notebook, William Blake's p...

'Albion Rose', c1796. Also known as 'Glad Day' or 'The Dance of Albion', in which the figure of Albion, a personification of humanity and of Britain, is freeing himself from the shackles of materialism. This plate was once part of the "Large Book of Designs" which Blake printed in 1796 for the miniature painter Ozias Humphrey. PD, 1856-2-9-417
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'Albion Rose', c1796. Also known as 'Glad Day' or 'The Dance of Albion', in whic...

The Ancient of Days 1794 Relief etching with watercolor; 23.3cm x 16.8cm
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The Ancient of Days 1794 Relief etching with watercolor; 23.3cm x 16.8cm

Christ healing the woman with an issue of blood Watercolour; 1803-05
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Christ healing the woman with an issue of blood Watercolour; 1803-05

A Pindaric Ode, late 18th early 19th century. Illustration by William Blake, with mythical characters. Plate 5 from William Blake's watercolours for Thomas Gray's poems. Reproduced full-size in colour from the unique copy belonging to His Grace the Duke of Hamilton. With an introduction by H. J. C. Grierson.
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A Pindaric Ode, late 18th early 19th century. Illustration by William Blake, wi...

The house of Lazarus,1795 Coloured engraving
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The house of Lazarus,1795 Coloured engraving

Beatrice addresses Dante from the carriage. Pen and watercolour, 37,2 x 52,7 cm
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Beatrice addresses Dante from the carriage. Pen and watercolour, 37,...

The Third Temptation. Watercolour on paper 41.9 x 33.7 cm
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The Third Temptation. Watercolour on paper...

Satan rousing the rebellious angels. Paper
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Satan rousing the rebellious angels. Paper

Isaac Newton, 1795 Coloured engraving with watercolour and ink added, 46 x 60 cm. Cat.N 5058
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Isaac Newton, 1795 Coloured engraving with...