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Blake, William, 1757–1827
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Bartolozzi, Francesco, 1727–1815
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Cipriani, Giovanni Battista, 1727–1785
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The Book of Thel, Copy B
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Songs of Innocence, Copy G
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18th century
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wove paper
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stipple engraving
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watercolor
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Cephisa
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Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de la Brède et de Montesquieu (1689 - 1755), academic/intellectual
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Cupid
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Hamilton, Emma, Lady Hamilton (bap. 1765, d. 1815), social celebrity and artist's model
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Sleeping Cupid
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Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
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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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William Blake and the Age of Aquarius (Block Museum of Art, 2017-09-23 - 2018-03-11)
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The Romantic Print in the Age of Revolutions: Hero, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History (Yale Center for British Art, 2003-01-23 - 2003-06-01)
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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 Collection
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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Thel's Motto (Plate 1)
1789
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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Title Page, The Book of Thel (Plate 2)
1789
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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
I, "Why should the mistress of the vales of Har, utter a sigh..." (Plate 4)
1789
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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
IV. "The eternal gates terrific porter lifted the northern bar..." (Plate 8)
1789
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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Songs of Innocence, Frontispiece (Plate 1)
1789
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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Infant Joy (Plate 14)
1789
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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
The Divine Image (Plate 12)
1789
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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
The Little Boy Lost (Plate 20)
1789
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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Spring (Plate 26)
1789
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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Thel I. "The daughters of Mne Seraphim led round their sunny flocks..." (Plate 3)
1789
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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
II. "O little Cloud the virgin said, I charge thee tell to me..." (Plate 5)
1789
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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
III. "Then Thel astonish'd view'd the Worm upon its dewy bed..." (Plate 6)
1789
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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
III, "But he that loves the lowly, pours his oil upon my head..." (Plate 7)
1789
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Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
Apollo and the Muses
1789
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Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
Perseus Cautiously Relating To Andromeda The Transforming Power Of Medusa's Head
1789
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Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
The Meeting Of Edward V And His Brother, The Duke Of York
1789
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Print made by Richard Earlom, 1743–1822
Sensibility
1789
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Print made by Thomas Burke, 1749–1815
Cupid and Cephisa: "Cephisa says, we ought to cut the Wings of Love..."
1789
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Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
Hermes And Muses
1789
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Print made by Richard Earlom, 1743–1822
Sensibility
1789
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Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
Perseus Having Rescued Andromeda From Imminent Danger, Is Enamoured With Her Beauty
1789
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Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
Love and Fortune
1789
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Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
For the Benefit of Mr. Savoia
1789
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Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
Cupid and Psyche
1789
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Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
Cupid and Psyche
1789
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Print made by Thomas Burke, 1749–1815
Cupid and Cephisa: "One Day as I was Walking in the Woods..."
1789
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Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
Cupid and Psyche
1789
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Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
For the Benefit of Mr. Borghi
1789
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Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
Cupid and Psyche
1789