William Blake: A New Heaven Is Begun
A dazzling exhibition at the Morgan Library celebrates the Romantic painter and poet’s mystical visions and mad obsessions. VIEW OUR GALLERY
William Blake
From John Milton's L'Allegro, no. 1 in the set of 6 drawings created for his patron Thomas Butts. Watercolor, over traces of black chalk. Purchased with the assistance of the Fellows with the special support of Mrs. Landon K. Thorne and Mr. Paul Mellon, 1949; 1949.4:1
William Blake
[London]: Engraved by W. Blake, 1773. Engraving, second state, c. 1810-1820. Purchased as the gift of the Thorne Family and Fellows Fund in memory of Mrs. Landon K. Thorne, 1976; PML 77019.9
William Blake
After a design by Henry Fuseli. Etching and engraving. First state, ca. 1789. Gift of Charles Ryskamp in memory of Sir Geoffrey Keynes; 1982.98
William Blake
Lambeth, 1790. Copy F, printed ca. 1794, plate 3. Gift of Mrs. Landon K. Thorne, 1973; PML 63935
William Blake
Pen and black and gray ink, gray wash, and watercolor, over traces of graphite. Gift of Mrs. Landon K. Thorne, 1971; 1971.18
William Blake
From Illustrations for the Book of Job, (ca. 1805-1810), no. 15 in the set of 21 drawings for his patron Thomas Butts. Pen and black ink, gray wash, and watercolor, over traces of graphite. Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1903; 2001.77
William Blake
From John Milton's Il Penseroso, no. 1 in the set of 6 drawings created for his patron Thomas Butts. Watercolor, over traces of black chalk. Purchased with the assistance of the Fellows with the special support of Mrs. Landon K. Thorne and Mr. Paul Mellon, 1949; 1949.4:7
William Blake
Lambeth (London): Printed by William Blake, 1793. Copy A, printed ca. 1795, plate 2 (title page). Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1909; PML 16134
William Blake
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