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James Gillray
Un Petit Souper 20 September 1792
Hand-coloured etching, 248 x 350 mm
With permission of the Warden and Scholars of New College, Oxford
Un Petit Souper 20 September 1792
Hand-coloured etching, 248 x 350 mm
With permission of the Warden and Scholars of New College, Oxford
Henry Fuseli
The Vision of the Lazar House (Die Vision des Elendsspitals) 1791-1793
Pen and wash on paper, 560 x 660 mm
© 2006 Kunsthaus, Zürich. All rights reserved.
The Vision of the Lazar House (Die Vision des Elendsspitals) 1791-1793
Pen and wash on paper, 560 x 660 mm
© 2006 Kunsthaus, Zürich. All rights reserved.
William Blake
The House of Death circa 1790
Pencil, pen and ink and wash on paper, 318 x 451 mm
Bequeathed by Miss Alice G.E. Carthew 1940
The House of Death circa 1790
Pencil, pen and ink and wash on paper, 318 x 451 mm
Bequeathed by Miss Alice G.E. Carthew 1940
William Blake
The House of Death 1795/circa 1805
Colour print finished in ink and watercolour on paper, 485 x 610 mm
Presented by W. Graham Robertson 1939
The House of Death 1795/circa 1805
Colour print finished in ink and watercolour on paper, 485 x 610 mm
Presented by W. Graham Robertson 1939
George Romney
John Howard Visiting a Lazaretto circa 1790
Ink and wash over graphite on paper, 330 x 525 mm
Lent by the Courtauld Institute of Art, London
John Howard Visiting a Lazaretto circa 1790
Ink and wash over graphite on paper, 330 x 525 mm
Lent by the Courtauld Institute of Art, London
William Blake
Plague circa 1805
Pen and watercolour over graphite pencil on paper, 302 x 430 mm
Lent by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Gift by subscription
Plague circa 1805
Pen and watercolour over graphite pencil on paper, 302 x 430 mm
Lent by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Gift by subscription
William Blake
Pestilence: Death of The First Born circa 1805
Pen and watercolour over pencil on paper, 304 x 342 mm
Lent by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: Gift by subscription
Pestilence: Death of The First Born circa 1805
Pen and watercolour over pencil on paper, 304 x 342 mm
Lent by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: Gift by subscription
John Haynes after John Hamilton Mortimer
Death on a Pale Horse 1 January 1784
Etching,on paper, 710 x 510 mm
© Copyright the Trustees of The British Museum
Death on a Pale Horse 1 January 1784
Etching,on paper, 710 x 510 mm
© Copyright the Trustees of The British Museum
Benjamin West
Death on a Pale Horse 1783/1803
890 x 1430 mm
Lent by the Royal Academy of Arts, London
Death on a Pale Horse 1783/1803
890 x 1430 mm
Lent by the Royal Academy of Arts, London
James Gillray
Presages of the Millennium 4 June 1795
Coloured etching, engraving and aquatint, 325 x 375 mm
© Copyright the Trustees of The British Museum
Presages of the Millennium 4 June 1795
Coloured etching, engraving and aquatint, 325 x 375 mm
© Copyright the Trustees of The British Museum
Philip James De Loutherbourg
The Vision of the White Horse 1798
Oil on canvas, 1222 x 991 mm
Purchased 1969
The Vision of the White Horse 1798
Oil on canvas, 1222 x 991 mm
Purchased 1969
William Blake
Death on a Pale Horse circa 1800
Pen, Indian ink, grey wash and watercolour on paper, 393 x 311 mm
Lent by the Syndics of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Death on a Pale Horse circa 1800
Pen, Indian ink, grey wash and watercolour on paper, 393 x 311 mm
Lent by the Syndics of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Henry Fuseli
St John's Vision of The Seven Candlesticks 1796
Oil on canvas, 1320 x 1010 mm
Lent by Ivor Braka Ltd, London
St John's Vision of The Seven Candlesticks 1796
Oil on canvas, 1320 x 1010 mm
Lent by Ivor Braka Ltd, London
William Blake
The Whirlwind: Ezekiel's Vision of the Cherubim and Eyed Wheels circa 1803-1805
Pen and watercolour over pencil on paper, 394 x 295 mm
Lent by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Gift by subscription
The Whirlwind: Ezekiel's Vision of the Cherubim and Eyed Wheels circa 1803-1805
Pen and watercolour over pencil on paper, 394 x 295 mm
Lent by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Gift by subscription
William Blake
Satan in his Original Glory: 'Thou wast Perfect till Iniquity was Found in Thee' circa 1805
Pen and ink and watercolour on paper, 429 x 339 mm
Presented by the executors of W. Graham Robertson through the National Art Collections Fund 1949
Satan in his Original Glory: 'Thou wast Perfect till Iniquity was Found in Thee' circa 1805
Pen and ink and watercolour on paper, 429 x 339 mm
Presented by the executors of W. Graham Robertson through the National Art Collections Fund 1949
James Gillray
Satan in all His Glory - or - Peter Pindar Crouching to the Devil 1792
Etching, 459 x 343 mm
© Copyright the Trustees of The British Museum
Satan in all His Glory - or - Peter Pindar Crouching to the Devil 1792
Etching, 459 x 343 mm
© Copyright the Trustees of The British Museum
William Blake
David Delivered out of Many Waters circa 1805
Pen and ink and watercolour on paper, 415 x 348 mm
Presented by George Thomas Saul 1878
David Delivered out of Many Waters circa 1805
Pen and ink and watercolour on paper, 415 x 348 mm
Presented by George Thomas Saul 1878
William Blake
God Writing on the Tables of the Covenant circa 1805
Watercolour on paper, 406 x 332 mm
Lent by the National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh
God Writing on the Tables of the Covenant circa 1805
Watercolour on paper, 406 x 332 mm
Lent by the National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh
William Blake
The Four and Twenty Elders Casting their Crowns before the Divine Throne circa 1803-5
Pencil and watercolour on paper, 354 x 293 mm
Presented by the executors of W. Graham Robertson through the National Art Collections Fund 1949
The Four and Twenty Elders Casting their Crowns before the Divine Throne circa 1803-5
Pencil and watercolour on paper, 354 x 293 mm
Presented by the executors of W. Graham Robertson through the National Art Collections Fund 1949
James Gillray
Preparatory drawing for 'A Peep into the Cave of Jacobinism' circa 1800
Pen and ink 315 x 366 mm
Print Collection, Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs, The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations.
Preparatory drawing for 'A Peep into the Cave of Jacobinism' circa 1800
Pen and ink 315 x 366 mm
Print Collection, Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs, The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations.
James Gillray
A Peep into the Cave of Jacobinism 1 September 1798
Coloured engraving, 194 x 262 mm
With permission of the Warden and Scholars of New College, Oxford
A Peep into the Cave of Jacobinism 1 September 1798
Coloured engraving, 194 x 262 mm
With permission of the Warden and Scholars of New College, Oxford
James Gillray
Voltaire Instructing the Infant Jacobinism circa 1800
Oil on paper, 273 x 203 mm
Print Collection, Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs, The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations
Voltaire Instructing the Infant Jacobinism circa 1800
Oil on paper, 273 x 203 mm
Print Collection, Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs, The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations
James Gillray
Jacobin Grammar circa 1800
Oil on paper, 140 x 180 mm
Print Collection, Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs, The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations.
Jacobin Grammar circa 1800
Oil on paper, 140 x 180 mm
Print Collection, Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs, The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations.
James Gillray
Political Dreaming! 9 November 1801
Coloured etching, 26 x 36 mm
© Copyright the Trustees of The British Museum
Political Dreaming! 9 November 1801
Coloured etching, 26 x 36 mm
© Copyright the Trustees of The British Museum
James Gillray
Phaeton Alarm'd 22 March 1808
Coloured etching,and aquatint, 322 x 365 mm
With permission of the Warden and Scholars of New College, Oxford
Phaeton Alarm'd 22 March 1808
Coloured etching,and aquatint, 322 x 365 mm
With permission of the Warden and Scholars of New College, Oxford
James Gillray
Disciples Catching the Mantle: The Spirit of Darkness Overshadowing the Priests of Baal June 1808
Coloured etching, 398 x 339 mm
With permission of the Warden and Scholars of New College, Oxford
Disciples Catching the Mantle: The Spirit of Darkness Overshadowing the Priests of Baal June 1808
Coloured etching, 398 x 339 mm
With permission of the Warden and Scholars of New College, Oxford
James Gillray
The Valley of the Shadow of Death 24 September 1808
Coloured etching, 245 x 379 mm
With permission of the Warden and Scholars of New College, Oxford
The Valley of the Shadow of Death 24 September 1808
Coloured etching, 245 x 379 mm
With permission of the Warden and Scholars of New College, Oxford
William Blake
The Spiritual Form of Nelson Guiding Leviathan circa 1805-9
Tempera on canvas, 762 x 625 mm
Purchased 1914
The Spiritual Form of Nelson Guiding Leviathan circa 1805-9
Tempera on canvas, 762 x 625 mm
Purchased 1914
William Blake
The Spiritual Form of Pitt Guiding Behemoth 1805
Tempera heightened with gold on canvas, 740 x 627 mm
Purchased 1882
The Spiritual Form of Pitt Guiding Behemoth 1805
Tempera heightened with gold on canvas, 740 x 627 mm
Purchased 1882
