'The Vicar of Wakefield,' Vol. II, Chap. III: The Return of Olivia
1786
Not on view
2
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
3
Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
The Seven Ages of Man: The Infant, 'As You Like It,' II, vii
between 1798 and 1801
Not on view
4
George Cruikshank, 1792–1878
Herne's Oak from 'The Merry Wives of Windsor,' V, v
ca. 1857
Not on view
5
Thomas Stothard, 1755–1834
Prospero, Miranda and Ariel, from "The Tempest," Act I, scene ii
ca. 1799
Not on view
6
William Blake, 1757–1827
The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 9, "Ode on the Death of a Favourite Cat."
between 1797 and 1798
7
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Songs of Innocence, Plate 14, "Infant Joy" (Bentley 25)
1789
8
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Songs of Innocence, Plate 2, Title Page (Bentley 3)
1789
9
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Songs of Innocence, Plate 22, "Nurse's Song" (Bentley 38)
1789
10
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Songs of Innocence, Plate 28, "Laughing Song" (Bentley 15)
1789
11
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Songs of Innocence, Plate 6, "The Little Girl Found" (Bentley 35)
1789
12
William Blake, 1757–1827
The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 27, "A Long Story."
between 1797 and 1798
13
William Blake, 1757–1827
The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 35, "Ode to Adversity."
between 1797 and 1798
14
William Blake, 1757–1827
The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 41, "The Progress of Poesy."
between 1797 and 1798
15
William Blake, 1757–1827
The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 49, "The Progress of Poesy."
between 1797 and 1798
16
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
The Book of Thel, Plate 3, "Thel / I / The daughters of Mne Seraphim . . . ."
1789
17
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Young's Night Thoughts, Page 35, "Teaching, we learn; and giving, we retain"
ca. 1797
18
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Young's Night Thoughts, Page 54, "The vale of death! that hush'd cimmerian vale"
ca. 1797
19
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Songs of Innocence, Plate 10, "The Ecchoing Green" (Bentley 6)
1789
20
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Songs of Innocence, Plate 12, "The Divine Image" (Bentley 18)
1789
21
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Songs of Innocence, Plate 20, "The Little Boy Lost" (Bentley 13)
1789
22
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
There Is No Natural Religion, Plate 4, "II Man by his reasoning power . . . ." (Bentley a5)
ca. 1788
23
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
The Book of Thel, Plate 7, "But he that loves the lowly . . . ."
1789
24
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
The First Book of Urizen, Plate 2, "Preludium to the Book of Urizen" (Bentley 2)
1794
25
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
The Book of Thel, Plate 6, "III. / Then Thel astonish'd . . . ."
1789
26
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
For the Sexes: The Gates of Paradise, Plate 1, Title Page
1826
27
William Blake, 1757–1827
The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 51, "The Progress of Poesy."
between 1797 and 1798
28
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
For the Sexes: The Gates of Paradise, Plate 3, "I found him beneath a Tree"
1826
29
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
For the Sexes: The Gates of Paradise, Plate 15, "Fear & hope are -- Vision"
1826
30
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Young's Night Thoughts, Page 87, "Is Lost in Love! Thou Great Philanthropist"
1797
31
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Young's Night Thoughts, Title Page, "Night the First, on Life, Death and Immortality."
1797
32
William Blake, 1757–1827
The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 107, "Elegy Written in a Country Church-Yard."
between 1797 and 1798
33
William Blake, 1757–1827
The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 113, "Elegy Written in a Country Church-Yard."
between 1797 and 1798
34
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Jerusalem, Plate 54, "In Great Eternity...."
1804 to 1820
35
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Young's Night Thoughts, Page 23, "We Censure Nature for a Span Too Short"
1797
36
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Young's Night Thoughts, Page 26, "Measuring His Motions by Revolving Spheres"
1797
37
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Young's Night Thoughts, Page 35, "Teaching, We Learn; and Giving, We Retain"
1797
38
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Young's Night Thoughts, Page 54, "The Vale of Death! That Hush'd Cimmerian Vale"
1797
39
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Young's Night Thoughts, Page 12, "Its Favours Here Are Trials, Not Rewards"
1797
40
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Young's Night Thoughts, Page 13, "The Present Moment Terminates our Sight"
1797
41
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
The Book of Thel, Plate 3, "Thel / I / The daughters of Mne Seraphim . . . ."
1789
42
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
The Book of Thel, Plate 7, "But he that loves the lowly . . . ."
1789
43
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Young's Night Thoughts, Page 87, "Is lost in love! thou great Philanthropist"
ca. 1797
44
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
The First Book of Urizen, Plate 2(b), "Preludium" (Bentley 2b)
1794
45
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
The Book of Thel, Plate 6, "III. / Then Thel astonish'd . . . ."
1789
46
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Young's Night Thoughts, Title Page, "Night the First, On Life, Death and Immortality."
ca. 1797
47
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
The First Book of Urizen, Plate 2, "Preludium to the Book of Urizen" (Bentley 2a)
1794
48
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Songs of Innocence, Plate 30, "The Little Black Boy" (Bentley 10)
1789
49
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Young's Night Thoughts, Page 12, "Its favours here are trials, not rewards"
ca. 1797
50
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Young's Night Thoughts, Page 13, "The present moment terminates our sight"
ca. 1797
51
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
The First Book of Urizen, Plate 18 (Bentley 21)
1794
52
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
The First Book of Urizen, Plate 18 (Bentley 21)
1794
53
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Young's Night Thoughts, Page 23, "We censure nature for a span too short"
ca. 1797
54
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Pity
ca. 1795
55
Sir John Gilbert, 1817–1897
Apotheosis of Shakespeare's Characters
1871
56
Julius Caesar Ibbetson, 1759–1817
Title page for "The Guardian"
undated
57
Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Falstaff at Herne's Oak
1821
58
Print made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810
The Descent of Man into the Vale of Death
1808, published 1813
59
Print made by Guillaume Philippe Benoist, 1725–ca. 1770
Pamela with the Children and Miss Goodwin to whome she is telling her nursery tales. This last Piece leaves her in full possession of the peaceable fruits of her Virtue long after having surmounted all the difficulties it had been exposed to
1745
60
Robert Smirke, 1752–1845
Illustration for Shakespeare's " A Winter's Tale" or '"Cymbeline"