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Blake, William, 1757–1827
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For Children: The Gates of Paradise, Copy E
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America. A Prophecy, Copy M
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18th century
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wove paper
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line engraving
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William Blake (Tate Britain, 2000-11-02 - 2001-02-04)
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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 Critique of Reason : Romantic Art, 1760–1860 (Yale University Art Gallery, 2015-03-06 - 2015-07-26)
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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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William Blake - The Artist (Tate Britain, 2019-09-11 - 2020-02-20)
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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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William Blake: Visionary (The J. Paul Getty Museum, 2023-10-17 - 2024-01-14)
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
"The morning comes, the night decays, the watchmen leave their stations..." (Plate 8)
1793
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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Water (Plate 4)
1793
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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Air (Plate 6)
1793
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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Does Thy God O Priest Take such Vengeance as This? (Plate 14)
1793
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Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
I Have Said to the Worm, Thou Art My Mother & My Sister (Plate 18)
1793