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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
William Blake The Horse
William Blake, 1757–1827
The Horse
ca. 1805
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
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
James Smetham Imogen and the Shepherds, 'Cymbeline,' Act IV, scene II
James Smetham, 1821–1889
Imogen and the Shepherds, 'Cymbeline,' Act IV, scene II
ca. 1874
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
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
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
Pieter van Bleeck Mrs. Cibber as Cordelia
Pieter van Bleeck, 1700–1764
Mrs. Cibber as Cordelia
ca. 1755
Not on view
Benjamin West The Cave of Despair
Benjamin West, 1738–1820
The Cave of Despair
1772
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
Richard Parkes Bonington A Knight and Page (from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s “Götz von Berlichingen” )
Richard Parkes Bonington, 1802–1828
A Knight and Page (from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s “Götz von Berlichingen” )
ca. 1826
Not on view
Pieter van Bleeck Mrs. Cibber as Cordelia
Pieter van Bleeck, 1700–1764
Mrs. Cibber as Cordelia
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
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
Gilbert Stuart Newton Captain Macheath Upbraided by Polly and Lucy in the 'Beggar's Opera', 1826
Gilbert Stuart Newton, 1794–1835
Captain Macheath Upbraided by Polly and Lucy in the 'Beggar's Opera', 1826
1826
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
Richard Dadd Hamlet and his Mother; The Closet Scene
Richard Dadd, 1817–1886
Hamlet and his Mother; The Closet Scene
1846
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
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
Angelica Kauffmann Rinaldo and Armida
Angelica Kauffmann, 1741–1807
Rinaldo and Armida
1771
Not on view
William Mulready Mr. Peregrine Touchwood Breaking in upon the Rev. Josiah Cargill
William Mulready, 1786–1863
Mr. Peregrine Touchwood Breaking in upon the Rev. Josiah Cargill
1831
Not on view
Sawrey Gilpin Gulliver Addressing the Houyhnhnms
Sawrey Gilpin, 1733–1807
Gulliver Addressing the Houyhnhnms
1769
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
unknown artist Dr. Syntax: Walking with a Stick
unknown artist
Dr. Syntax: Walking with a Stick
ca. 1810
Not on view
Derby porcelain factory Dr. Syntax: Losing His Temper
Derby porcelain factory, founded 1756
Dr. Syntax: Losing His Temper
ca. 1810
Not on view
Derby porcelain factory Dr. Syntax: On a Horse, Jumping a Gate
Derby porcelain factory, founded 1756
Dr. Syntax: On a Horse, Jumping a Gate
ca. 1810
Not on view
Samuel Palmer The Bellman
Print made by Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881
The Bellman
1879
Samuel Palmer The Cypress Grove
Print made by Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881
The Cypress Grove
plate etched between ca. 1880 and 1883; impression printed in 1924
Samuel Palmer The Lonely Tower
Print made by Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881
The Lonely Tower
1879
Samuel Palmer Opening the Fold
Print made by Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881
Opening the Fold
1880
Samuel Palmer The Sleeping Shepherd
Print made by Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881
The Sleeping Shepherd
1857
Samuel Palmer The Bellman
Print made by Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881
The Bellman
1879
Samuel Palmer The Homeward Star
Print made by Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881
The Homeward Star
etching begun ca. 1880; impression printed in 1924
Samuel Palmer The Homeward Star
Print made by Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881
The Homeward Star
etching begun ca. 1880; impression printed in 1924
Samuel Palmer The Homeward Star
Print made by Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881
The Homeward Star
etching begun ca. 1880; impression printed in 1924
Samuel Palmer The Homeward Star
Print made by Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881
The Homeward Star
begun ca. 1880
Samuel Palmer Moeris and Galatea
Print made by Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881
Moeris and Galatea
plate etched between 1880 and 1883; impression printed in 1924
Samuel Palmer The Sepulchre
Print made by Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881
The Sepulchre
etching begun ca. 1800; impression printed in 1924
George Stubbs The Farmer's Wife and the Raven
George Stubbs, 1724–1806
The Farmer's Wife and the Raven
1788
Joseph Mallord William Turner Design for an Illustration for Walter Scott's "Lady of the Lake", Loch Achray
Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851
Design for an Illustration for Walter Scott's "Lady of the Lake", Loch Achray
ca. 1832
Joseph Mallord William Turner Apuleia in Search of Apuleius
Etched by Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851
Apuleia in Search of Apuleius
between 1813 and 1823
Joseph Mallord William Turner Procris and Cephalus
Etched by Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851
Procris and Cephalus
1812
Joseph Mallord William Turner From Spenser's Fairy Queen
Etched by Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851
From Spenser's Fairy Queen
1811
Joseph Mallord William Turner Aesacus and Hesperie
Etched and engraved by Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851
Aesacus and Hesperie
1819
Joseph Mallord William Turner The Deluge
Engraved by Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851
The Deluge
between 1813 and 1823
Joseph Mallord William Turner Apuleia in Search of Apuleius
Etched by Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851
Apuleia in Search of Apuleius
between 1813 and 1823
George Romney A Procession of the Damned: Study for the Damned in Dante's "Inferno"
George Romney, 1734–1802
A Procession of the Damned: Study for the Damned in Dante's "Inferno"
undated
William Blake Young's Night Thoughts, Page 17, "Night the Second, On Time, Death and Friendship."
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Young's Night Thoughts, Page 17, "Night the Second, On Time, Death and Friendship."
ca. 1797
William Blake Young's Night Thoughts, Page 19, "Emblem of that which shall awake the dead"
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Young's Night Thoughts, Page 19, "Emblem of that which shall awake the dead"
ca. 1797
William Blake Young's Night Thoughts, Page 10, "Disease invades the chastest temperence"
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Young's Night Thoughts, Page 10, "Disease invades the chastest temperence"
ca. 1797
William Blake Young's Night Thoughts, Page 12, "Its favours here are trials, not rewards"
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Young's Night Thoughts, Page 12, "Its favours here are trials, not rewards"
ca. 1797
William Blake Young's Night Thoughts, Page 13, "The present moment terminates our sight"
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Young's Night Thoughts, Page 13, "The present moment terminates our sight"
ca. 1797
William Blake Young's Night Thoughts, Page 27, "O treacherous conscience!"
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Young's Night Thoughts, Page 27, "O treacherous conscience!"
ca. 1797
William Blake Young's Night Thoughts, Page 31, "'Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours"
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Young's Night Thoughts, Page 31, "'Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours"
ca. 1797
William Blake Young's Night Thoughts, Page 35, "Teaching, we learn; and giving, we retain"
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Young's Night Thoughts, Page 35, "Teaching, we learn; and giving, we retain"
ca. 1797
William Blake Young's Night Thoughts, Page 40, "Angels should paint it, angels ever there"
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Young's Night Thoughts, Page 40, "Angels should paint it, angels ever there"
ca. 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"
ca. 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."
ca. 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!"
ca. 1797
William Blake Young's Night Thoughts, Page 86, "His hand the good man fastens on the skies"
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Young's Night Thoughts, Page 86, "His hand the good man fastens on the skies"
ca. 1797
William Blake The First Book of Urizen, Plate 7, "As the stars are apart from the earth . . . ." (Bentley 6)
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
The First Book of Urizen, Plate 7, "As the stars are apart from the earth . . . ." (Bentley 6)
1794
William Blake The First Book of Urizen, Plate 10, "7. From the caverns of his jointed spine . . . ." (Bentley 11)
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
The First Book of Urizen, Plate 10, "7. From the caverns of his jointed spine . . . ." (Bentley 11)
1794
William Blake The First Book of Urizen, Plate 8 (Bentley 9)
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
The First Book of Urizen, Plate 8 (Bentley 9)
1794
William Blake The First Book of Urizen, Plate 11, "Two nostrils bent down to the deep . . . ." (Bentley 13)
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
The First Book of Urizen, Plate 11, "Two nostrils bent down to the deep . . . ." (Bentley 13)
1794
William Blake The First Book of Urizen, Plate 12 (Bentley 22)
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
The First Book of Urizen, Plate 12 (Bentley 22)
1794
William Blake The First Book of Urizen, Plate 13, "Thus the Eternal Prophet was divided . . . " (Bentley 15)
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
The First Book of Urizen, Plate 13, "Thus the Eternal Prophet was divided . . . " (Bentley 15)
1794
William Blake The First Book of Urizen, Plate 14 (Bentley 14)
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
The First Book of Urizen, Plate 14 (Bentley 14)
1794
William Blake The First Book of Urizen, Plate 15, "8. The globe of life blood trembled . . . ." (Bentley 18)
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
The First Book of Urizen, Plate 15, "8. The globe of life blood trembled . . . ." (Bentley 18)
1794
William Blake The First Book of Urizen, Plate 17, "They call'd her Pity and fled . . . ." (Bentley 19)
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
The First Book of Urizen, Plate 17, "They call'd her Pity and fled . . . ." (Bentley 19)
1794
William Blake The First Book of Urizen, Plate 19, "Stretch'd for a work of eternity . . . ." (Bentley 20)
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
The First Book of Urizen, Plate 19, "Stretch'd for a work of eternity . . . ." (Bentley 20)
1794
William Blake The First Book of Urizen, Plate 16 (Bentley 17)
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
The First Book of Urizen, Plate 16 (Bentley 17)
1794
William Blake The First Book of Urizen, Plate 21 (Bentley 27)
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
The First Book of Urizen, Plate 21 (Bentley 27)
1794
William Blake The First Book of Urizen, Plate 18 (Bentley 21)
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
The First Book of Urizen, Plate 18 (Bentley 21)
1794
William Blake The First Book of Urizen, Plate 22 (Bentley 24)
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
The First Book of Urizen, Plate 22 (Bentley 24)
1794
William Blake The First Book of Urizen, Plate 20, "Of life forsaken mountains . . . ." (Bentley 23)
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
The First Book of Urizen, Plate 20, "Of life forsaken mountains . . . ." (Bentley 23)
1794
William Blake The First Book of Urizen, Plate 25, "They lived a period of years . . . ." (Bentley 28)
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
The First Book of Urizen, Plate 25, "They lived a period of years . . . ." (Bentley 28)
1794
William Blake My Son! My Son!; Plate 10
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
My Son! My Son!; Plate 10
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 Visions of the Daughters of Albion, Plate 4, "Visions | Enslav'd the Daughters . . . . "
William Blake, 1757–1827
Visions of the Daughters of Albion, Plate 4, "Visions | Enslav'd the Daughters . . . . "
1793
William Blake Visions of the Daughters of Albion, Plate 10, "In happy copulation . . . . "
William Blake, 1757–1827
Visions of the Daughters of Albion, Plate 10, "In happy copulation . . . . "
1793
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 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 Young's Night Thoughts, Page 4, "What, though my soul fantastick measures trod"
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Young's Night Thoughts, Page 4, "What, though my soul fantastick measures trod"
ca. 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"
ca. 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"
ca. 1797
William Blake Young's Night Thoughts, Page 63, "This King of Terrors is the Prince of Peace"
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Young's Night Thoughts, Page 63, "This King of Terrors is the Prince of Peace"
ca. 1797
William Blake Young's Night Thoughts, Page 70, "'Till death, that mighty hunter, earths them all"
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Young's Night Thoughts, Page 70, "'Till death, that mighty hunter, earths them all"
ca. 1797
William Blake Young's Night Thoughts, Page 72, "And vapid; sense and reason shew the door"
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Young's Night Thoughts, Page 72, "And vapid; sense and reason shew the door"
ca. 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"
ca. 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"
ca. 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"
ca. 1797
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(b), "Preludium" (Bentley 2b)
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
The First Book of Urizen, Plate 2(b), "Preludium" (Bentley 2b)
1794
William Blake The First Book of Urizen, Plate 3, "Chap: 1 . . . ." (Bentley 3)
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
The First Book of Urizen, Plate 3, "Chap: 1 . . . ." (Bentley 3)
1794
William Blake The First Book of Urizen, Plate 5 (Bentley 12)
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
The First Book of Urizen, Plate 5 (Bentley 12)
1794
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