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Blair, Robert, 1699–1746
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Schiavonetti, Luigi, 1765–1810
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Blake, William, 1757–1827
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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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Prints
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Drawings & Watercolors
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male
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unknown
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female
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Collective Title
The Grave, A Poem, by Robert Blair
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Period
19th century
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etching (printing process)
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wove paper
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graphite
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laid paper
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letterpress printing
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line engraving
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lithography
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drawing
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planographic print
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literary theme
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religious and mythological subject
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architectural subject
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death
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man
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genre subject
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angels
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nude
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skeleton
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soul
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The Grave (1743) by Robert Blair (1699-1746)
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bed
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fire
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flames
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England
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United Kingdom
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City of Westminster
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Greater London
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London
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Palace of Westminster
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The Regent's Park
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Westminster Abbey
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Blake, William (1757–1827), engraver, artist, and poet
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Napoleon I (1769–1821), Emperor of the French
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Abbot, Charles (1757–1829), first Baron Colchester, Speaker of the House of Commons (1802–1817)
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Alexander I, Tsar of Russia (1777–1825), Russian ruler
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Bentinck, William Henry Cavendish, third Duke of Portland (1738–1809), British politician and head of Whig party (1782)
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Canning, George (1770–1827), British prime minister and parodist
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Catalani, Angelica (1782–1849), Italian singer
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Dundas, Henry, first Viscount Melville (1742–1811), British politician and lawyer
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Jenkinson, Robert Banks, 2nd Earl of Liverpool (1770–1828), prime minister
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Jesus
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Jesus Christ (7–2 BC/BCE to 30–36 AD/CE)
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Perceval, Rt. Hon. Spencer (1762–1812), Prime Minister (1809–1812)
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Stewart, Robert, Viscount Castlereagh and 2nd Marquess Londonderry (1759–1822), Chief Secretary for Ireland
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William Blake
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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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English Landscape (Paul Mellon Collection) 1630-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 1977-04-19 - 1977-07-17)
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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William James Bennett, 1787–1844
Royal Military College
ca. 1813
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Print made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810
Robert Blair, The Grave, Title Page
1808, published 1813
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Print made by unknown artist
North East View of Henry VII Chapel Westminster
ca. 1813
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Henry Edridge, 1769–1821
The Curfew Tower, Windsor
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
Death of the Strong Wicked 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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James Gillray, 1756–1815
The Apotheosis of the Corsican Phoenix
1808
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Thomas Dighton, ca. 1793–1873
Design for the Gardens in the Regent's Park Belonging to the Zoological Society
undated
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James Gillray, 1756–1815
Delicious Dreams! Castles in the Air! Glorious Prospects!
1808
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Print made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810
William Blake, Frontispiece
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 Meeting of a Family in Heaven
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 Death of the Good Old Man
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 Reunion of the Soul & the Body
1808
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Print made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810
William Blake, Frontispiece
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
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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Prints made by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1765–1810
The Grave, A Poem, by Robert Blair
1808