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Blake, William, 1757–1827
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Thornton, Robert John, 1768–1837
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Bain, Iain, active 1977
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British, Museum Publications
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Chambers, David, active 1977
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The Pastorals of Virgil
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The Wood Engravings of William Blake for Thorton's Virgil
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man
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shepherds
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sunrise
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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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The Artistic Revival of the Woodcut in France 1850-1900 (Yale University Art Gallery, 1984-02-01 - 1984-03-25)
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William Blake, 1757–1827
Illustrations of Imitation of Eclogue I, Frontispiece
1821
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Wood block engraved by William Blake, 1757–1827
Thenot and Colinet, Frontispiece; Imitation of Eclogue I
1821, reprinted 1977
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William Blake, 1757–1827
The Pastorals of Virgil, Volume 1
1821
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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
The Pastorals of Virgil, Volume 2
1821