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Bowles, Carington, 1724–1793
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Blake, William, 1757–1827
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Northcote, James, 1746–1831
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Rooker, Michael "Angelo", 1746–1801
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male
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There Is No Natural Religion, Copy B
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18th century
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color printing
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relief etching
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Bedfordshire
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Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
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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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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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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Frontispiece (Plate 1)
ca. 1788
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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
I. "Man cannot naturally Percieve..."(Plate 3)
ca. 1788
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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
III. "From a perception of only 3 senses..." (Plate 5)
ca. 1788
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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
I. "Mans perceptions are not bounded by organs of perception..." (Plate 10)
ca. 1788
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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
II. "Reason or the ratio of all we have already known..." (Plate 11)
ca. 1788
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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
The Argument. "Man has no notion of moral fitness..." (Plate 2"
ca. 1788
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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
V. "Mans desires are limited by his perceptions..." (Plate 7)
ca. 1788
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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
"Therefore God becomes as we are..." (Plate 9)
ca. 1788
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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
II. "Man by his reasoning power can only compare..." (Plate 4)
ca. 1788
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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
IV. "None could have other than natural or organic thoughts..." (Plate 6)
ca. 1788
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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
VI. "The desires & perceptions of man untaught..." (Plate 8)
ca. 1788
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Carington Bowles, 1724–1793
Twelve Illustrations of Robinson Crusoe
1783
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Print made by William Sharp, 1749–1824
The Tempest, Act I Sc. 3
1783
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Carington Bowles, 1724–1793
Twelve Illustrations of Robinson Crusoe
1783
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Carington Bowles, 1724–1793
Twelve Illustrations of Robinson Crusoe
1783
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Carington Bowles, 1724–1793
Twelve Illustrations of Robinson Crusoe
1783
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Carington Bowles, 1724–1793
Twelve Illustrations of Robinson Crusoe
1783
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Carington Bowles, 1724–1793
Twelve Illustrations of Robinson Crusoe
1783
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Carington Bowles, 1724–1793
Twelve Illustrations of Robinson Crusoe
1783
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Carington Bowles, 1724–1793
Twelve Illustrations of Robinson Crusoe
1783
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Carington Bowles, 1724–1793
Twelve Illustrations of Robinson Crusoe
1783
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Carington Bowles, 1724–1793
Twelve Illustrations of Robinson Crusoe
1783
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Print made by James Walker, 1748–1808
The Spell, or Hobnelia
1783
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Carington Bowles, 1724–1793
Twelve Illustrations of Robinson Crusoe
1783
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Carington Bowles, 1724–1793
Twelve Illustrations of Robinson Crusoe
1783