The Paintings and Drawings of William Blake (2-volume set)
New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 1981. Hardcover. Green cloth over boards; Color illus. djs.; 668 pp. (vol. I), unpaginated, approx. 500 pp. (vol. II); No illustrations (vol. I), 1193 bw and color plates (vol. II). New set in original shipping box. Item #123951
ISBN: 9780300025507
Two-volume set; First volume includes text, the second plates; A complete catalogue of the paintings, watercolors, drawings, and color prints of William Blake; Also includes works attributed to this brother, Robert, and his wife, Catherine; Extensive text; Heavy at 13 pounds. Contents as follows: [1] Text. Introduction ; Key to abbreviations ; Exhibitions ; Literature ; The catalogue. 1-50: Blake's apprenticeship : Westminster Abbey, 1772-1779 ; 51-70: Illustrations to English history, c. 1779 and c. 1793 ; 71-183: Miscellaneous early works, mainly in pen and wash, c. 1775-1790 ; 184-197: War, a breach in a city, and related subjects, c. 1779-1805 ; 198-200: Tiriel, c. 1789 ; 201-214: Blake's notebook, The gates of paradise and related drawings, c. 1785- 1805 ; 215-243: A drawings for the earlier illuminated books and other similar sketches, c. 1789-1795 ; 244-259: Illustrations to Mary Wollstonecraft and Shakespeare, and other works, c. 1790-1795 ; 260-288: Separate designs from the illuminated books, etc., c. 1794-1796 ; 289-329: The large colour prints, c. 1795 ; 330-337: The great book illustrations, c. 1795-1807 ; 338-342: Miscellaneous designs, c. 1795-1800 ; 343-375: Works done at the instigation of William Hayley, c. 1800-1805 ; 376-526: Illustrations to the Bible painted for Thomas Butts, c. 1799-1809 ; 527-546: Illustrations to Milton's poems, c. 1801-1820 ; 547-549: Illustrations to Shakespeare, c. 1806-1825 ; 550-559: Illustrations to the Book of Job, c. 1805-1826 ; 560-579: Drawings and separate designs related to Milton and Jerusalem, c. 1804-1820 ; 580-608: Miscellaneous drawings, c. 1805-1820 ; 609-638: Illustrations to Robert Blair's The grave, c. 1805-1807 ; 639-648: The last judgment, 1806-1827 ; 649-666: Blake's exhibition, 1809 ; 667-682: Tempera paintings and other works, c. 1810-1825 ; 683-691: Portrait drawings, c. 1800-1825 ; 692-768: The 'visionary heads', c. 1819-1825 ; 769-802A: Late drawings and watercolours, c. 1820-1827 ; 803-811: Late paintings in tempera, c. 1821-1826 ; 812-826: Illustrations to Dante's Divine comedy, 1824-1827 ; 827-834: Last works : illustrations to the Book of Enoch, Genesis and The Pilgrim's progress, c. 1824-1827 ; 835-882: Miscellaneous untraced works ; RI-RII: Drawings attributed to Robert Blake, 1767-1787 ; C1-C3: Works attributed to Catherine Blake, 1762-1831-- [2] Plates.
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