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Blair, Robert, 1699–1746
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Blake, William, 1757–1827
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Schiavonetti, Luigi, 1765–1810
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Cadell, Thomas, 1773–1836
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Cromek, Robert Hartley, 1770–1812
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Phillips, Thomas, 1770–1845
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Hoppner, John, 1758–1810
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Turner, Charles, 1774–1857
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Ward, William, 1766–1826
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Prints
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male
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The Grave, A Poem, by Robert Blair
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Liber Studiorum
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19th century
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laid paper
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mezzotint
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figure study
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The Grave (1743) by Robert Blair (1699-1746)
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man
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death
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flames
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barefoot
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grave
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flying
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Egypt
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Blake, William (1757–1827), engraver, artist, and poet
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Cupid
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Exhibition History
The Human Form Divine - William Blake from the Paul Mellon Collection (Yale Center for British Art, 1997-04-02 - 1997-07-06)
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Egypt - The Legacy (Sarah Lawrence College Art Gallery, 1990-02-13 - 1990-04-22)
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Nobleness and Grandeur - Forging Historical Landscape in Britain, 1760 - 1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 2005-01-27 - 2005-04-24)
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Pearls to Pyramids: British Visual Culture and the Levant, 1600–1830 (Yale Center for British Art, 2008-02-07 - 2008-04-28)
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Turner and the Sublime (Art Gallery of Ontario, 1980-11-01 - 1981-01-04)
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Turner and the Sublime (British Museum, 1981-05-15 - 1981-09-20)
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Turner and the Sublime (Yale Center for British Art, 1981-02-11 - 1981-04-19)
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William Blake - His Art & Times (Art Gallery of Ontario, 1982-12-03 - 1983-02-06)
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William Blake - His Art & Times (Yale Center for British Art, 1982-09-15 - 1982-11-14)
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
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Etched by Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851
The Fifth Plague of Egypt
1808
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Print made by William Ward, 1766–1826
The Sleeping Nymph
1808
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Print made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810
Robert Blair, The Grave, Title Page
1808
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Print made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810
The Descent of Man into the Vale of Death
1808
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Print made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810
Death's Door
1808
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Print made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810
The Death of the Good Old Man
1808
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Print made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810
The Soul Hovering over the Body reluctantly Parting with Life
1808
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Print made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810
The Soul Exploring the Recesses of the Grave
1808
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Print made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810
The Counsellor, King, Warrior, Mother & Child, in the Tomb
1808
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Print made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810
The Meeting of a Family in Heaven
1808
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Print made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810
Robert Blair, The Grave, Title Page
1808
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Print made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810
The Day of Judgment
1808
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Print made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810
The Day of Judgment
1808
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Print made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810
Christ Descending into the Grave
1808
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Print made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810
Death of the Strong Wicked Man
1808
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Print made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810
The Soul Exploring the Recesses of the Grave
1808
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Print made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810
The Counsellor, King, Warrior, Mother & Child, in the Tomb
1808
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Print made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810
The Reunion of the Soul & the Body
1808
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Print made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810
The Meeting of a Family in Heaven
1808
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Print made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810
The Reunion of the Soul & the Body
1808
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Print made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810
Christ Descending into the Grave
1808
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Print made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810
The Descent of Man into the Vale of Death
1808
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Print made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810
Death's Door
1808
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Print made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810
Death of the Strong Wicked Man
1808
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Print made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810
The Death of the Good Old Man
1808
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Print made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810
The Soul Hovering over the Body reluctantly Parting with Life
1808
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Prints made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810
The Grave, A Poem, by Robert Blair
1808
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Prints made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810
The Grave, A Poem, by Robert Blair
1808