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George Stubbs The Farmer's Wife and the Raven
George Stubbs, 1724–1806
The Farmer's Wife and the Raven
1786
Not on view
William Hogarth The Beggar's Opera
William Hogarth, 1697–1764
The Beggar's Opera
1729
Not on view
Francis Wheatley Valentine rescuing Silvia from Proteus, from Shakespeare's "The Two Gentlemen of Verona," Act V, Scene 4, the Outlaws' Cave
Francis Wheatley, 1747–1801
Valentine rescuing Silvia from Proteus, from Shakespeare's "The Two Gentlemen of Verona," Act V, Scene 4, the Outlaws' Cave
1792
Not on view
Benjamin West The Cave of Despair
Benjamin West, 1738–1820
The Cave of Despair
1772
Not on view
Johan Joseph Zoffany Edward Shuter, John Beard, and John Dunstall in Isaac Bickerton's "Love in a Village"
Johan Joseph Zoffany, 1733–1810
Edward Shuter, John Beard, and John Dunstall in Isaac Bickerton's "Love in a Village"
1767
Not on view
Benjamin van der Gucht Henry Woodward as Petruchio in Catherine and Petruchio, a version by Garrick of "The Taming of the Shrew"
Benjamin van der Gucht, 1753–1794
Henry Woodward as Petruchio in Catherine and Petruchio, a version by Garrick of "The Taming of the Shrew"
between 1773 and 1774
Not on view
William Artaud 'The Triumph of Mercy,' from Collins' 'Ode To Mercy'
William Artaud, 1763–1823
'The Triumph of Mercy,' from Collins' 'Ode To Mercy'
1788 to 1790
Not on view
Charles Reuben Ryley 'The Vicar of Wakefield,' Vol. II, Chap. III: The Return of Olivia
Charles Reuben Ryley, 1752–1798
'The Vicar of Wakefield,' Vol. II, Chap. III: The Return of Olivia
1786
Not on view
Joseph Wright of Derby Virgil's Tomb by Moonlight, with Silius Italicus
Joseph Wright of Derby, 1734–1797
Virgil's Tomb by Moonlight, with Silius Italicus
1779
Not on view
Charles Reuben Ryley 'The Vicar of Wakefield,' Vol. I, Chap. VIII: Dining in the Hayfields' (Surprised by Mr. Thornhill's Chaplain)
Charles Reuben Ryley, 1752–1798
'The Vicar of Wakefield,' Vol. I, Chap. VIII: Dining in the Hayfields' (Surprised by Mr. Thornhill's Chaplain)
1786
Not on view
Pieter van Bleeck Mrs. Cibber as Cordelia
Pieter van Bleeck, 1700–1764
Mrs. Cibber as Cordelia
ca. 1755
Not on view
Adrien Carpentiers Louis-Francois Roubiliac Modelling His Monument to Shakespeare
Adrien Carpentiers, active 1739–1778
Louis-Francois Roubiliac Modelling His Monument to Shakespeare
between 1760 and 1761
Not on view
Pieter van Bleeck Mrs. Cibber as Cordelia
Pieter van Bleeck, 1700–1764
Mrs. Cibber as Cordelia
1755
Not on view
Joseph Highmore The Harlowe Family, from Samuel Richardson's "Clarissa"
Joseph Highmore, 1692–1780
The Harlowe Family, from Samuel Richardson's "Clarissa"
between 1745 and 1747
Not on view
Sawrey Gilpin Gulliver Taking His Final Leave of the Land of the Houyhnhnms
Sawrey Gilpin, 1733–1807
Gulliver Taking His Final Leave of the Land of the Houyhnhnms
1769
Not on view
Sawrey Gilpin Gulliver Addressing the Houyhnhnms
Sawrey Gilpin, 1733–1807
Gulliver Addressing the Houyhnhnms
1769
Not on view
William Hamilton The revelation of Olivia's betrothal, from "Twelfth Night," Act V, Scene i
William Hamilton, 1751–1801
The revelation of Olivia's betrothal, from "Twelfth Night," Act V, Scene i
ca. 1790
Not on view
John Singleton Copley Study for 'The Red Cross Knight'
John Singleton Copley, 1738–1815
Study for 'The Red Cross Knight'
ca. 1793
Not on view
John Downman The Ghost of Clytemnestra Awakening the Furies
John Downman, 1750–1824
The Ghost of Clytemnestra Awakening the Furies
1781
Not on view
Angelica Kauffmann Rinaldo and Armida
Angelica Kauffmann, 1741–1807
Rinaldo and Armida
1771
Not on view
Marcellus Laroon the Younger Scene from Shakespeare's "Henry IV, Part I"
Marcellus Laroon the Younger, 1679–1772
Scene from Shakespeare's "Henry IV, Part I"
1746
Not on view
George Stubbs The Farmer's Wife and the Raven
George Stubbs, 1724–1806
The Farmer's Wife and the Raven
1788
William Blake The First Book of Urizen, Plate 2, "Preludium to the Book of Urizen" (Bentley 2a)
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
The First Book of Urizen, Plate 2, "Preludium to the Book of Urizen" (Bentley 2a)
1794
William Blake Young's Night Thoughts, Page 49, "As If the Sun Could Envy, Check'd His Beam"
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Young's Night Thoughts, Page 49, "As If the Sun Could Envy, Check'd His Beam"
1797
William Blake Young's Night Thoughts, Page 54, "The Vale of Death! That Hush'd Cimmerian Vale"
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Young's Night Thoughts, Page 54, "The Vale of Death! That Hush'd Cimmerian Vale"
1797
William Blake Young's Night Thoughts, Page 55, "Ungrateful, Shall We Grieve Their Hovering Shades"
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Young's Night Thoughts, Page 55, "Ungrateful, Shall We Grieve Their Hovering Shades"
1797
William Blake Young's Night Thoughts, Page 57, "Trembling Each Gulp, Lest Death Should Snatch the Bowl"
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Young's Night Thoughts, Page 57, "Trembling Each Gulp, Lest Death Should Snatch the Bowl"
1797
William Blake Young's Night Thoughts, Page 65, Night the Fourth, "The Christian Triumph."
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Young's Night Thoughts, Page 65, Night the Fourth, "The Christian Triumph."
1797
William Blake Young's Night Thoughts, Page 73, "Draw the Dire Steel? -- Ah No!"
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Young's Night Thoughts, Page 73, "Draw the Dire Steel? -- Ah No!"
1797
William Blake Young's Night Thoughts, Page 75, "The Sun Beheld it -- No, the Shocking Scene"
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Young's Night Thoughts, Page 75, "The Sun Beheld it -- No, the Shocking Scene"
1797
William Blake Young's Night Thoughts, Page 80, "The Thunder If in That the Almighty Dwells"
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Young's Night Thoughts, Page 80, "The Thunder If in That the Almighty Dwells"
1797
William Blake Young's Night Thoughts, Page 87, "Is Lost in Love! Thou Great Philanthropist"
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Young's Night Thoughts, Page 87, "Is Lost in Love! Thou Great Philanthropist"
1797
William Blake Young's Night Thoughts, Page 90, "That Touch, with Charm Celestial Heals the Soul"
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Young's Night Thoughts, Page 90, "That Touch, with Charm Celestial Heals the Soul"
1797
William Blake Young's Night Thoughts, Page 88, "But for the Blessing Wrestle Not with Heaven"
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Young's Night Thoughts, Page 88, "But for the Blessing Wrestle Not with Heaven"
1797
William Blake The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 1, "The Pindaric Genius Receiving His Lyre"
William Blake, 1757–1827
The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 1, "The Pindaric Genius Receiving His Lyre"
between 1797 and 1798
William Blake The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 103, "Epitaph on Mrs. Clarke."
William Blake, 1757–1827
The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 103, "Epitaph on Mrs. Clarke."
between 1797 and 1798
William Blake The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 107, "Elegy Written in a Country Church-Yard."
William Blake, 1757–1827
The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 107, "Elegy Written in a Country Church-Yard."
between 1797 and 1798
William Blake The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 109, "Elegy Written in a Country Church-Yard."
William Blake, 1757–1827
The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 109, "Elegy Written in a Country Church-Yard."
between 1797 and 1798
William Blake The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 111, "Elegy Written in a Country Church-Yard."
William Blake, 1757–1827
The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 111, "Elegy Written in a Country Church-Yard."
between 1797 and 1798
William Blake The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 113, "Elegy Written in a Country Church-Yard."
William Blake, 1757–1827
The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 113, "Elegy Written in a Country Church-Yard."
between 1797 and 1798
William Blake The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 115, "Elegy Written in a Country Church-Yard."
William Blake, 1757–1827
The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 115, "Elegy Written in a Country Church-Yard."
between 1797 and 1798
William Blake The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 13, "Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College."
William Blake, 1757–1827
The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 13, "Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College."
between 1797 and 1798
William Blake The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 15, "Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College."
William Blake, 1757–1827
The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 15, "Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College."
between 1797 and 1798
William Blake The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 19, "Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College."
William Blake, 1757–1827
The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 19, "Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College."
between 1797 and 1798
William Blake The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 21, "Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College."
William Blake, 1757–1827
The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 21, "Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College."
between 1797 and 1798
William Blake The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 25, "A Long Story."
William Blake, 1757–1827
The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 25, "A Long Story."
between 1797 and 1798
William Blake The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 33, "A Long Story."
William Blake, 1757–1827
The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 33, "A Long Story."
between 1797 and 1798
William Blake The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 37, "Ode to Adversity."
William Blake, 1757–1827
The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 37, "Ode to Adversity."
between 1797 and 1798
William Blake The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 39, "Ode to Adversity."
William Blake, 1757–1827
The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 39, "Ode to Adversity."
between 1797 and 1798
William Blake The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 41, "The Progress of Poesy."
William Blake, 1757–1827
The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 41, "The Progress of Poesy."
between 1797 and 1798
William Blake The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 45, "The Progress of Poesy."
William Blake, 1757–1827
The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 45, "The Progress of Poesy."
between 1797 and 1798
William Blake The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 47, "The Progress of Poesy."
William Blake, 1757–1827
The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 47, "The Progress of Poesy."
between 1797 and 1798
William Blake The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 49, "The Progress of Poesy."
William Blake, 1757–1827
The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 49, "The Progress of Poesy."
between 1797 and 1798
William Blake The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 5, "Ode on the Spring."
William Blake, 1757–1827
The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 5, "Ode on the Spring."
between 1797 and 1798
William Blake The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 51, "The Progress of Poesy."
William Blake, 1757–1827
The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 51, "The Progress of Poesy."
between 1797 and 1798
William Blake The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 81, "The Descent of Odin."
William Blake, 1757–1827
The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 81, "The Descent of Odin."
between 1797 and 1798
William Blake The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 83, "The Descent of Odin."
William Blake, 1757–1827
The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 83, "The Descent of Odin."
between 1797 and 1798
William Blake The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 89, "The Triumphs of Owen."
William Blake, 1757–1827
The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 89, "The Triumphs of Owen."
between 1797 and 1798
William Blake The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 9, "Ode on the Death of a Favourite Cat."
William Blake, 1757–1827
The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 9, "Ode on the Death of a Favourite Cat."
between 1797 and 1798
William Blake The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 91, "The Triumphs of Owen."
William Blake, 1757–1827
The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 91, "The Triumphs of Owen."
between 1797 and 1798
William Blake Songs of Innocence, Plate 12, "The Divine Image" (Bentley 18)
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Songs of Innocence, Plate 12, "The Divine Image" (Bentley 18)
1789
William Blake Songs of Innocence, Plate 14, "Infant Joy" (Bentley 25)
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Songs of Innocence, Plate 14, "Infant Joy" (Bentley 25)
1789
William Blake Songs of Innocence, Plate 1, Frontispiece (Bentley 2)
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Songs of Innocence, Plate 1, Frontispiece (Bentley 2)
1789
William Blake Songs of Innocence, Plate 10, "The Ecchoing Green" (Bentley 6)
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Songs of Innocence, Plate 10, "The Ecchoing Green" (Bentley 6)
1789
William Blake The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 99, "Ode for Music."
William Blake, 1757–1827
The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 99, "Ode for Music."
between 1797 and 1798
William Blake Songs of Innocence, Plate 16, "Night" (Bentley 20)
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Songs of Innocence, Plate 16, "Night" (Bentley 20)
1789
William Blake The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 97, "Ode for Music."
William Blake, 1757–1827
The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 97, "Ode for Music."
between 1797 and 1798
William Blake The Book of Thel, Plate 1, "Thel's Motto . . . ."
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
The Book of Thel, Plate 1, "Thel's Motto . . . ."
1789
William Blake The Book of Thel, Plate 8, "IV. / The eternal gates . . . ."
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
The Book of Thel, Plate 8, "IV. / The eternal gates . . . ."
1789
William Blake There Is No Natural Religion, Plate 1, Frontispiece (Bentley a1)
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
There Is No Natural Religion, Plate 1, Frontispiece (Bentley a1)
ca. 1788
William Blake America. A Prophecy, Plate 7, "Albions Angel stood...."
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
America. A Prophecy, Plate 7, "Albions Angel stood...."
1793
William Blake The Book of Thel, Plate 1, "Thel's Motto . . . ."
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
The Book of Thel, Plate 1, "Thel's Motto . . . ."
1789
William Blake The Book of Thel, Plate 2, Title Page
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
The Book of Thel, Plate 2, Title Page
1789
William Blake The Book of Thel, Plate 3, "Thel / I / The daughters of Mne Seraphim . . . ."
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
The Book of Thel, Plate 3, "Thel / I / The daughters of Mne Seraphim . . . ."
1789
William Blake The Book of Thel, Plate 6, "III. / Then Thel astonish'd . . . ."
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
The Book of Thel, Plate 6, "III. / Then Thel astonish'd . . . ."
1789
William Blake The Book of Thel, Plate 8, "IV. / The eternal gates . . . ."
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
The Book of Thel, Plate 8, "IV. / The eternal gates . . . ."
1789
William Blake The First Book of Urizen, Plate 14, "7. From the Caverns of His Jointed Spine...." (Bentley 11)
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
The First Book of Urizen, Plate 14, "7. From the Caverns of His Jointed Spine...." (Bentley 11)
1794
William Blake The First Book of Urizen, Plate 15 (Bentley 14)
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
The First Book of Urizen, Plate 15 (Bentley 14)
1794
William Blake The First Book of Urizen, Plate 16, "Two Nostrils Bent Down to the Deep...." (Bentley 13)
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
The First Book of Urizen, Plate 16, "Two Nostrils Bent Down to the Deep...." (Bentley 13)
1794
William Blake The First Book of Urizen, Plate 17, "8. The Globe of Life Blood Trembled...." (Bentley 18)
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
The First Book of Urizen, Plate 17, "8. The Globe of Life Blood Trembled...." (Bentley 18)
1794
William Blake The First Book of Urizen, Plate 19, "They Call'd Her Pity and Fled...." (Bentley 19)
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
The First Book of Urizen, Plate 19, "They Call'd Her Pity and Fled...." (Bentley 19)
1794
William Blake The First Book of Urizen, Plate 21 (Bentley 16)
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
The First Book of Urizen, Plate 21 (Bentley 16)
1794
William Blake The First Book of Urizen, Plate 25 (Bentley 26)
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
The First Book of Urizen, Plate 25 (Bentley 26)
1794
William Blake There Is No Natural Religion, Plate 3, "I Man cannot naturally . . . ." (Bentley a4)
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
There Is No Natural Religion, Plate 3, "I Man cannot naturally . . . ." (Bentley a4)
ca. 1788
William Blake There Is No Natural Religion, Plate 4, "II Man by his reasoning power . . . ." (Bentley a5)
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
There Is No Natural Religion, Plate 4, "II Man by his reasoning power . . . ." (Bentley a5)
ca. 1788
William Blake There Is No Natural Religion, Plate 5, "III From a perception . . . . " (Bentley a6)
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
There Is No Natural Religion, Plate 5, "III From a perception . . . . " (Bentley a6)
ca. 1788
William Blake There Is No Natural Religion, Plate 6, "IV None could have . . . ." (Bentley a7)
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
There Is No Natural Religion, Plate 6, "IV None could have . . . ." (Bentley a7)
ca. 1788
William Blake The Book of Thel, Plate 4, "Why should the mistress . . . ."
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
The Book of Thel, Plate 4, "Why should the mistress . . . ."
1789
William Blake The Book of Thel, Plate 5, "II. / O little Cloud . . . ."
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
The Book of Thel, Plate 5, "II. / O little Cloud . . . ."
1789
William Blake The First Book of Urizen, Plate 1, "The First Book of Urizen." (Bentley 1)
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
The First Book of Urizen, Plate 1, "The First Book of Urizen." (Bentley 1)
1794
William Blake The First Book of Urizen, Plate 2, "Preludium to the Book of Urizen" (Bentley 2)
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
The First Book of Urizen, Plate 2, "Preludium to the Book of Urizen" (Bentley 2)
1794
William Blake The First Book of Urizen, Plate 26, "The Ox in the Slaughter House Moans...." (Bentley 25)
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
The First Book of Urizen, Plate 26, "The Ox in the Slaughter House Moans...." (Bentley 25)
1794
William Blake Songs of Innocence, Plate 18, "A Cradle Song" (Bentley 16)
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Songs of Innocence, Plate 18, "A Cradle Song" (Bentley 16)
1789
William Blake Songs of Innocence, Plate 24, "On Anothers Sorrow" (Bentley 27)
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Songs of Innocence, Plate 24, "On Anothers Sorrow" (Bentley 27)
1789
William Blake Songs of Innocence, Plate 6, "The Little Girl Found" (Bentley 35)
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Songs of Innocence, Plate 6, "The Little Girl Found" (Bentley 35)
1789
William Blake Songs of Innocence, Plate 20, "The Little Boy Lost" (Bentley 13)
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Songs of Innocence, Plate 20, "The Little Boy Lost" (Bentley 13)
1789
William Blake Songs of Innocence, Plate 22, "Nurse's Song" (Bentley 38)
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Songs of Innocence, Plate 22, "Nurse's Song" (Bentley 38)
1789
William Blake Songs of Innocence, Plate 4, "A Dream" (Bentley 26)
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Songs of Innocence, Plate 4, "A Dream" (Bentley 26)
1789
William Blake There Is No Natural Religion, Plate 10, "I Mans perceptions are not bounded . . . . " (Bentley b3)
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
There Is No Natural Religion, Plate 10, "I Mans perceptions are not bounded . . . . " (Bentley b3)
ca. 1788
William Blake There Is No Natural Religion, Plate 11, "II Reason or the ratio . . . . " (Bentley b4)
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
There Is No Natural Religion, Plate 11, "II Reason or the ratio . . . . " (Bentley b4)
ca. 1788