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Pity by William Blake — VisualArtsDB

Pity

Pity

1795

Medium: Colour print, ink and watercolour on paper
Dimensions: support: 425 x 539 mm
Museum: Tate

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Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Infant Sorrow

Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Infant Sorrow

William Blake, 1794

Dante in the Empyrean, Drinking at the River of Light

Dante in the Empyrean, Drinking at the River of Light

William Blake, 1827

Shepherd Chases Away Wolf, from The Pastorals of Virgil

Shepherd Chases Away Wolf, from The Pastorals of Virgil

William Blake, 1821

Epitome of James Hervey’s ‘Meditations among the Tombs’

Epitome of James Hervey’s ‘Meditations among the Tombs’

William Blake, 1820

The Rock Sculptured with the Recovery of the Ark and the Annunciation

The Rock Sculptured with the Recovery of the Ark and the Annunciation

William Blake, 1824

The Messengers tell Job of his Misfortunes

The Messengers tell Job of his Misfortunes

William Blake, 1825

'The Man Sweeping the Interpreter's Parlour,' from Bunyan's Pilgrim's progress

'The Man Sweeping the Interpreter's Parlour,' from Bunyan's Pilgrim's progress

William Blake, 1820

The Circle of the Thieves; Buoso Donati Attacked by the Serpent. Inferno, canto XXV

The Circle of the Thieves; Buoso Donati Attacked by the Serpent. Inferno, canto XXV

William Blake, 1827

The Six-Footed Serpent Attacking Agnolo Brunelleschi

The Six-Footed Serpent Attacking Agnolo Brunelleschi

William Blake, 1826

Colinet Rests by a Stream at Night

Colinet Rests by a Stream at Night

William Blake, 1821

Job’s Sons and Daughters Overwhelmed by Satan

Job’s Sons and Daughters Overwhelmed by Satan

William Blake, 1825

Detailed Drawings for ‘A Figure Standing in a Gothic Apse’

Detailed Drawings for ‘A Figure Standing in a Gothic Apse’

William Blake, 1819