Poetic Collection (#4)

The Year of the Poets -- Father Time falling through the sky (time passes). Date: 1845

Title Page for Colin Cloute by John Skelton, published c. 1550 (printed paper)
XJF441218 Title Page for Colin Cloute by John Skelton, published c.1550 (printed paper) by English School, (16th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Descent of the Swan, illustration for The Social Day
FIT424854 The Descent of the Swan, illustration for The Social Day by Peter Coxe (oil on panel) by Ward, James (1769-1859); 34.9x31.1 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Four naked men emerging from their elements: flames, sky, sea and green earth
XYC309884 Four naked men emerging from their elements: flames, sky, sea and green earth, plate 22 from The First Book of Urizen, 1794 (relief etching with w/c) by Blake

The First Book of Urizen, plate 19, Stretch d for a work of eternity
XYC309860 The First Book of Urizen, plate 19, Stretch d for a work of eternity.. 1794 (relief etching with w/c) by Blake, William (1757-1827); 30.2x24.4 cm; Yale Center for British Art

The snow flake-leaved Narcissus, Egotism and self-love. Handcoloured lithograph by Dean and Munday after an illustration by Eliza Eve Gleadall from The Beauties of Flora

Smiths Geranium, Preference; sweet purple
Smiths Geranium, Preference; The sweet purple and white flowered Violets, Purity of sentiment, candour, modesty innocence

The Helen Geranium, Preference; The Garden Wallflower, Fidelity in misfortune. Handcoloured lithograph by Dean and Munday after an illustration by Eliza Eve Gleadall from The Beauties of Flora

The sweet-scented China Rose, Infidelity
The sweet-scented China Rose, Rosa chinensis, Infidelity; The blue Hepatica, Hepatica nobilis, Confidence. Handcoloured lithograph by Dean

The myrtle-leaved Camellia or Japan Rose, Beauty is your only attraction; The Persian Cyclamen, Diffidence. Handcoloured lithograph by Dean

The large blue Periwinkle, The pleasures of memory
The large blue Periwinkle, Vinca major, The pleasures of memory. Handcoloured lithograph by Deana and Munday after Eliza Eve Gleadall from The Beauties of Flora

The slender and globose Fuchsia, Fuchsia magellanica, Taste. Handcoloured lithograph by Dean and Munday after an illustration by Eliza Eve Gleadall from The Beauties of Flora

The racemose Passionflower, Religious superstition
The racemose Passionflower, Passiflora racemosa, Religious superstition. Handcoloured lithograph by Dean and Munday after an illustration by Eliza Eve Gleadall from The Beauties of Flora

The white Water-Lily and yellow Nuphar, Silence
The white Water-Lily, Nymphaea odorata, and yellow waterlily, Nuphar lutea, Silence. Handcoloured lithograph by Dean and Munday after an illustration by Eliza Eve Gleadall from The Beauties of Flora

The Mexican Tiger-flower, Tigridia pavonia, Change; The blue major Convolvulus, Night. Handcoloured lithograph by Dean and Munday after an illustration by Eliza Eve Gleadall from The Beauties of

Pink and scarlet Moss Rose-Buds, Beauty, love, and poetry. Handcoloured lithograph by Dean and Munday after an illustration by Eliza Eve Gleadall from The Beauties of Flora

The ever-blowing Rose, Beauty always new. Handcoloured lithograph by Dean and Munday after an illustration by Eliza Eve Gleadall from The Beauties of Flora, with botanic and poetic illustrations

Great flowered Heath, Bright red Heath, Porcelain Heath, Solitude. Handcoloured lithograph by Dean and Munday after an illustration by Eliza Eve Gleadall from The Beauties of Flora

The beautiful Cactus, Horror. Handcoloured lithograph by Dean and Munday after an illustration by Eliza Eve Gleadall from The Beauties of Flora, with botanic and poetic illustrations

The noble Ladys Slipper, Resemblance
The noble Ladys Slipper, Cypripedium reginae, Resemblance. Handcoloured lithograph by Dean and Munday after an illustration by Eliza Eve Gleadall from The Beauties of Flora

Calligraphic title page with vignette
Calligraphic title page with botanical vignette. Handcoloured lithograph by Dean and Munday after Eliza Eve Gleadall from her self-published The Beauties of Flora

The Chimney Sweeper, plate 45 from Songs of Experience
XYC309864 The Chimney Sweeper, plate 45 from Songs of Experience, 1794 (relief etching with w/c) by Blake, William (1757-1827); 18.4x12.1 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Illustration from Europe: a Prophecy, Lambeth, 1794 (ink & w / c on paper)
715570 Illustration from Europe: a Prophecy, Lambeth, 1794 (ink & w/c on paper) by Blake, William (1757-1827); 37.5x27 cm; Glasgow University Library

Joy of Life, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), c. 1892 (hanging scroll; ink and colours on paper)
2969570 Joy of Life, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), c.1892 (hanging scroll; ink and colours on paper) by Xugu (1824-96); 150.1x40.5 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

The Fairy Queen Appears to Prince Arthur, 1785-88 (oil on canvas)
3588566 The Fairy Queen Appears to Prince Arthur, 1785-88 (oil on canvas) by Fuseli, Henry (Fussli, Johann Heinrich) (1741-1825); 100.5x106.9 cm; Kunstmuseum, Basel, Switzerland; Swiss

The Crescent Moon And Owl Perched On Pine Branches (colour woodblock print)
739838 The Crescent Moon And Owl Perched On Pine Branches (colour woodblock print) by Hiroshige, Ando or Utagawa (1797-1858); 37.4x12.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Old Fishermen, (oil on canvas)
659678 The Old Fishermen, (oil on canvas) by Ancher, Michael Peter (1849-1927); 63.5x78.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Old Fishermen. Michael Ancher (1849-1927). Oil on canvas

An Interior with the Artists Easel, (oil on canvas)
659639 An Interior with the Artists Easel, (oil on canvas) by Hammershoi, Vilhelm (1864-1916); 84x69.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: An Interior with the Artists Easel)

An Interior, Strandgade 25, 1915 (oil on canvas)
659662 An Interior, Strandgade 25, 1915 (oil on canvas) by Hammershoi, Vilhelm (1864-1916); 74x66 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: An Interior, Strandgade 25. Vilhelm Hammershoi (1864-1916)

Garland Weavers, c. 1846 (oil on panel)
658585 Garland Weavers, c.1846 (oil on panel) by Millais, John Everett (1829-96); 19x14 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Garland Weavers. Sir John Everett Millais (1829-1896). Oil on panel

Moonlight; Clair de Lune, 1886 (oil on canvas)
658228 Moonlight; Clair de Lune, 1886 (oil on canvas) by Jongkind, Johan-Barthold (1819-91); 33x24.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Moonlight; Clair de Lune. Johan Barthold Jongkind (1819-1891)

Dante and Beatrice, 1915 (oil on canvas)
CH402038 Dante and Beatrice, 1915 (oil on canvas) by Waterhouse, John William (1849-1917); Private Collection; (add.info)

Pages from an album of flowers, birds, insect and fish, Qing Dynasty
3618595 Pages from an album of flowers, birds, insect and fish, Qing Dynasty, 1688-89 (ink on paper) by Bada Shanren, Zhu da (c.1624-1705); each leaf 25.5x23 cm; Freer Gallery of Art

Planting Fragrant Fungus at the Tiaozhou an, Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
2968144 Planting Fragrant Fungus at the Tiaozhou an, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), 1627 (hanging scroll; ink and light colour on paper) by Chen Guan (1563-1639)

Preludium to the Book of Urizen, plate 2 from The First Book of Urizen
XYC309882 Preludium to the Book of Urizen, plate 2 from The First Book of Urizen, 1794 (relief etching with w/c) by Blake, William (1757-1827); 30.2x24.4 cm; Yale Center for British Art

A Long Story, design 23r from The Poems of Thomas Gray
XYC309870 A Long Story, design 23r from The Poems of Thomas Gray, 1797-1798 (w/c with pen and black ink) by Blake, William (1757-1827); 41.9x32.4 cm; Yale Center for British Art

The First Book of Urizen, plate 7, As the stars are apart from the earth
XYC309858 The First Book of Urizen, plate 7, As the stars are apart from the earth.. 1794 (relief etching with w/c) by Blake, William (1757-1827); 30.2x24.4 cm; Yale Center for British Art

Plum branch and peacock feathers, mid to late 1810s (colour woodblock print)
ALM403420 Plum branch and peacock feathers, mid to late 1810s (colour woodblock print) by Shumman, Kubo (1757-1820); 21.2x18.4 cm; Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, Ohio

Mono iwanu hana Silent flowers, since mono iu hana, talking flowers
1766532 Mono iwanu hana Silent flowers, since mono iu hana, talking flowers, is a common poetic expression for beautiful women, silent flowers refers to actual flowers in their natural state

Sheep and Goat, Yuan Dynasty, c. 1300 (ink on paper)
694204 Sheep and Goat, Yuan Dynasty, c.1300 (ink on paper) by Chao Meng-Fu or, Zhao Mengfu (1254-1322); 26.8x26.5 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution

Strayed, a Moonlight Pastoral, 1878 (oil on canvas)
BAL12447 Strayed, a Moonlight Pastoral, 1878 (oil on canvas) by Lawson, Cecil Gordon (1849-82); 67.3x59.6 cm; Charles Young Fine Paintings, London

Le Bois de Bruxelles, (oil on canvas)
652344 Le Bois de Bruxelles, (oil on canvas) by Petitjean, Hippolyte (1854-1929); 38x55. cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Bois de Bruxelles. Hippolyte Petitjean (1854-1929). Oil on canvas

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