William (1757) Blake Paintings & Artwork for Sale | William (1757) Blake Art Value Price Guide

Feb. 26, 2025
William Blake 1757-1827 Book of Job Engraving
Est: $100 - $1,000
William Blake (English, 1757-1827), With Dreams Upon My Bed, circa 1825. Engraving on cream wove paper, plate 11 from Illustrations of the Book of Job, without watermark. This impression, with wide margins, is part of Blake's celebrated series that blends poetry and visual art. The central scene features intricate details, symbolic imagery, and biblical passages with annotations in Blake's distinctive style. Published in 1825 by "W. Blake Invent et Sculpt," as indicated in the lower margin. Presented matted under glass in a wooden frame, with a framer's stamp on the verso. Created with SnapGenie Work Size: 9 x 7 in. Dimensions: 15.2 X 12.75 X .75 in. Condition: Good overall antique condition with mild age-related toning and slight rippling to the paper. This condition statement reflects opinion, not fact. Bidders are encouraged to inspect in person or by agent. Estate fresh to the market. Shipping: Hill Auction Gallery offers in-house ground contiguous USA domestic shipping, excluding New Mexico, for $95 plus insurance. Gallery will refer third party shippers for international buyers. Purchaser pick up available upon request. Local Delivery: Florida door-to-door hand delivery service available for this lot; contact Toti@Zemaqua.com for an estimate.
Hill Auction Gallery
Feb. 10, 2025
"WILLIAM BLAKE (1757-1827), KING LEAR'"
Est: $1,000,000 - $1,200,000
Oil on panel 1 of 6 illustrations painted by the artist for the series 'King Lear' Signed on the back 'The Bush Family' Dimensions without frame: 61.5 x 72.5 cm Dimensions with frame: 80 x 93 cm Source: Private collection, Israel Condition: For a detailed condition report, please contact us at info@hammersite.com
Hammersite
Nov. 20, 2024
European School, 19th century- Portrait of a gentleman, half-length, wearing a blue jacket and wh
Est: £150 - £200
European School, 19th century- Portrait of a gentleman, half-length, wearing a blue jacket and white waistcoat and stock; watercolour on ivory, oval, inscribed 'W. Blake' (lower right), bears label inscribed 'BLAKE WILLIAM / LONDRES: 1757-1827. / refs SCHIDLOF [?] 93.' attached to the reverse, 6.5 x 5 cm. Ivory submission reference: XFGWUQSN Provenance: Private Collection, UK.
Roseberys
Nov. 20, 2024
Follower of William Blake, British 1757-1827- Studies of visionary heads (recto & verso); black
Est: £150 - £250
Follower of William Blake, British 1757-1827- Studies of visionary heads (recto & verso); black chalk on paper, double-sided, 26 x 19.7 cm. (unframed). Note: The present work exhibits a similarity to Blake's 'Visionary Heads', a series of drawings created by the artist in the company of the astronomer and watercolourist John Varley (1778-1842). Blake's drawings depict figures, many of whom were historical, Biblical, or mythological, who appeared to the artist in visions during meetings with Varley. The clean, curved lines, used to sharply delineate the present figure's profile, is typical of Blake's drawings.
Roseberys
Sep. 26, 2024
William Blake (British 1757-1827), 'What! Shall we
Est: £100 - £200
William Blake (British 1757-1827), 'What! Shall we receive Good at the hand of God & shall we not also receive evil', proof, engraving with aquatint, with hand colouring, published March 8 1825, 21.5 x 16cm. Framed and glazed. Under glass, light foxing/discolouration, would benefit from a clean.
Ewbank's
Sep. 10, 2024
William Blake (British, 1757-1827), four plates from Thornton's "Pastorals of Virgil", wood engravings, 2.5 x 7.3cm
Est: £400 - £600
William Blake (British, 1757-1827) four plates from Thornton's "Pastorals of Virgil" wood engravings probably late 19th/early 20th century reprints; Blasted trees and flattened crops, a Rolling Stone is ever bare of moss, Thenot remonstrates with Colinet, the Shepherd chases away a wolf
Gorringes
Jul. 10, 2024
BLAKE, William (1757-1827), illustrator – YOUNG, Edward (1683-1765). The Co
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
BLAKE, William (1757-1827), illustrator – YOUNG, Edward (1683-1765). The Complaint, and The Consolation; or, Night Thoughts. London: R. Noble....
Christie's
Jul. 02, 2024
WILLIAM BLAKE (1757-1827). Illustrations of the Book of Job. Plates 220 x 1
Est: - £50,000
WILLIAM BLAKE (1757-1827). Illustrations of the Book of Job. Plates 220 x 170 mm. Sheets 434 x 335 mm. (and similar).
Christie's
Jun. 13, 2024
William Blake Engraving of Watercolor Book of Job
Est: $100 - $200
William Blake, 1757-1827, Engraving of Watercolor From Illustrations of the Book of Job. Framed measures 16 inches x 12 inches.
Greenwich Auction
Apr. 17, 2024
William Blake (British, 1757-1827) - Visionary Head of Solomon
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
William Blake (British, 1757-1827) - Visionary Head of Solomon Inscribed ‘J. Linnell from Mr. Blake’ bottom right; also titled ‘SOLOMON’ bottom center, pencil on paper Sight size: 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3cm) Provenance The Artist. A gift from the Artist. Collection of John Linnell. Christie's, London, sale of March 15, 1918, lot 163 or 165. Collection of George C. Smith, Jr. Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, sale of November 2, 1938, lot 105. Collection of Morris Wolf, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania. Private Collection, Philadelphia. Exhibition Pennsylvania Museum of Art, Fairmount, Pennsylvania. Lot Essay The present drawing – a rare original work by the British artist, poet, visionary, and mystic William Blake - has been known and recorded since its creation, circa 1819-20. It depicts King Solomon and is one of three recorded head and shoulders bust portraits by Blake as recorded by Butlin. In Rossetti’s ‘Descriptive Catalogue’ of 1863, Solomon is described as: “Age about forty; a piercing, reflective, sensuous Jewish head, the eye exceedingly far back from the line of the nose, the chin blunt and very large. Admirable.” While Pre-Raphaelite stalwart Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s publication was a tribute to Blake’s genius, the present work shows the close ties between the Blake and the landscape and portrait painter, John Linnell (1792-1882). It is, according to Butlin, inscribed ‘SOLOMON’ by Linell at bottom center. This drawing is also inscribed ‘J Linnell from Mr Blake’ at bottom right. About a year before Blake drew the present work, he and Linnell first met and the two would remain friends until Blake’s death in 1827. While Blake was 61 and Linnell only 26 when they were introduced, Linnell played a pivotal role in the final years of Blake’s life, serving as a patron to Blake, and giving the artist a renewed relevancy, commissioning Blake to complete a set of engravings for the ‘Book of Job’ and purchasing Blake’s watercolors illustrating ‘Paradise Regained.’ Linnell also introduced Blake to a younger generation of English artists, including his future son-in-law, Samuel Palmer. A miniature watercolor on ivory depicting Blake and painted by Linnell is in the collection of The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Freeman's | Hindman
Apr. 13, 2024
WILLIAM BLAKE, THE HUMAN FROM DIVINE, POSTER MOUNTED ON BOARD
Est: $100 - $150
Artist: William Blake, English (1757 - 1827) Title: The Human From Divine Medium: Poster mounted on board Size: 28.25 x 21 in. (71.76 x 53.34 cm)
RoGallery
Mar. 13, 2024
Blake (William, 1757-1827). So the Lord blessed the latter end of Job..., 1825
Est: £700 - £1,000
Blake (William, 1757-1827). So the Lord blessed the latter end of Job..., 1825 * Blake (William, 1757-1827). So the Lord blessed the latter end of Job more than the beginning, 1825, engraving on Chine collé off-white wove paper, a fine crisp impression, marked Proof to lower right corner, published by the artist, March 8, 1820-1825, the full sheet, plate size 215 x 166 mm (8 1/2 x 6 5/8 ins), sheet size 380 x 252 mm (15 x 9 /78 ins), tab-mounted with archival tissue to top margin, window-mounted, framed and glazed QTY: (1) NOTE: Provenance: Private collection, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire. Bindman 646; Binyon 126, iii; Russell xxii. Published in an edition of 215 impressions, by Blake and John Linnell. Plate 21 from Blake's remarkable series of engravings entitled Illustrations of the Book of Job. This final plate in the sequence represents Job's forgiveness by God. The long night is over and the sun rises. The whole family is reunited in harmony, and sing the praises of the Lord with musical instruments which were formerly on the tree. The three arts join in celebration. One daughter on the right plays a lyre (representing music), another daughter in the centre sings from a scroll (representing poetry), and a third holds a drawing book (representing painting).
Dominic Winter Auctions
Jan. 23, 2024
William Blake (1757-1812), "The Vision of God," Plate 17 from "Illustrations of the Book of Job," 1825, Engraving on chine colle on wove paper, Image: 8.25" H x 6.25" W
Est: $500 - $700
William Blake (1757-1812) "The Vision of God," Plate 17 from "Illustrations of the Book of Job," 1825 Engraving on chine colle on wove paper From one of the series on various papers before the word "Proof" was burnished out in the lower right corner
John Moran Auctioneers
Dec. 15, 2023
William Blake (1757-1827) Prospectus of a new and elegant edition of Blair'
Est: £20,000 - £30,000
William Blake (1757-1827) Prospectus of a new and elegant edition of Blair's Grave. London:...
Christie's
Dec. 13, 2023
BLAKE, William (1757-1827) The Wood Engravings of William Blake. [London]:
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
BLAKE, William (1757-1827) The Wood Engravings of William Blake. [London]: British Museum...
Christie's
Nov. 04, 2023
WILLIAM BLAKE, THE HUMAN FROM DIVINE, POSTER MOUNTED ON BOARD
Est: $100 - $150
Artist: William Blake, English (1757 - 1827) Title: The Human From Divine Medium: Poster mounted on board Size: 28.25 x 21 in. (71.76 x 53.34 cm)
RoGallery
Nov. 02, 2023
WILLIAM BLAKE And When They Lifted Up Their Eyes Afar Off.
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
WILLIAM BLAKE And When They Lifted Up Their Eyes Afar Off. Engraving on Chine collé, 1825. 217x170 mm; 8 3/4x6 3/4 inches, full margins. Edition of 215, an early impression with the word "Proof" engraved lower right. Published by the artist and J. Linnell, London. From Illustrations of the Book of Job. A very good impression. Bindman 631.
Swann Auction Galleries
Nov. 02, 2023
WILLIAM BLAKE The Destruction of Job's Sons.
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
WILLIAM BLAKE The Destruction of Job's Sons. Engraving, 1825. 217x170 mm; 8 5/8x6 3/4 inches, full margins. Edition of 215, an early impression with the word "Proof" engraved lower right. Published by the artist and J. Linnell, London. From Illustrations of the Book of Job. A very good, richly-inked impression with strong contrasts. Bindman 628.
Swann Auction Galleries
Sep. 24, 2023
'The Baffled Devils Fighting' print
Est: $300 - $500
'The Baffled Devils Fighting' print After the original engraving by William Blake (1757-1827) for an edition of Dante's Divine Comedy. 13 1/2in. x 10in (34cm. x 25cm). Framed 31in. x 27in. (79cm. x 69cm).
Fine Estate Inc.
Sep. 12, 2023
William Blake (1857-1827), after,
Est: £100 - £150
William Blake (1857-1827), after, William Blake (1857-1827), after, 'Illustrations to Robert Blair's 'The Grave'', originally published in 1808, comprising 19 colour plates in a bound folio, with the accompanying 'William Blake's Illustrations of Blair's The Grave', published in 2008 by The William Blake Trust, 54 x 41cm, together with six further prints after William Blake's engravings for the Book of Job, to include 'Behemoth and Leviathan' Condition Report: Missing plate no. 4 (The Widow Embracing her Husband's Grave). Some wear to the book. The folio with wear.
Sworders
Sep. 09, 2023
RELIGIOUS ENGLISH COLORED PRINT BY WILLIAM BLAKE
Est: $100 - $150
William Blake, English, 1757 to 1827, colored print on wove paper finished in pen and watercolor, Christ as the Redeemer of Man, illustration for John Miltons, Paradise Lost, 1808. William Blake and John Milton lived through two of the most tumultous periods of European history, so perhaps it is not surprising that Blake would have been drawn to illustrate Miltons great epic. Blake completed sets of water color illustrations to Paradise Lost. William Blake was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his life, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual art of the Romantic Age. Antique English Religious Graphic Art Prints and Paintings For Collectors.
Antique Arena Inc
Sep. 09, 2023
RELIGIOUS ENGLISH COLORED PRINT BY WILLIAM BLAKE
Est: $100 - $150
William Blake, English, 1757 to 1827, colored print on wove paper finished in pen and watercolor, Adam and Eve Sleeping, illustration for John Miltons, Paradise Lost, 1808. William Blake and John Milton lived through two of the most tumultous periods of European history, so perhaps it is not surprising that Blake would have been drawn to illustrate Miltons great epic. Blake completed sets of water color illustrations to Paradise Lost. William Blake was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his life, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual art of the Romantic Age. Antique English Religious Graphic Art Prints and Paintings For Collectors.
Antique Arena Inc
Sep. 09, 2023
RELIGIOUS ENGLISH COLORED PRINT BY WILLIAM BLAKE
Est: $100 - $150
William Blake, English, 1757 to 1827, colored print on wove paper finished in pen and watercolor, The Creation of Eve, illustration for John Miltons, Paradise Lost, 1808. William Blake and John Milton lived through two of the most tumultous periods of European history, so perhaps it is not surprising that Blake would have been drawn to illustrate Miltons great epic. Blake completed sets of water color illustrations to Paradise Lost. William Blake was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his life, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual art of the Romantic Age. Antique English Religious Graphic Art Prints and Paintings For Collectors.
Antique Arena Inc
Aug. 12, 2023
RELIGIOUS ENGLISH COLORED PRINT BY WILLIAM BLAKE
Est: $100 - $150
William Blake, English, 1757 to 1827, colored print on wove paper finished in pen and watercolor, Christ as the Redeemer of Man, illustration for John Miltons, Paradise Lost, 1808. William Blake and John Milton lived through two of the most tumultous periods of European history, so perhaps it is not surprising that Blake would have been drawn to illustrate Miltons great epic. Blake completed sets of water color illustrations to Paradise Lost. William Blake was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his life, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual art of the Romantic Age. Antique English Religious Graphic Art Prints and Paintings For Collectors.
Antique Arena Inc
Aug. 12, 2023
RELIGIOUS ENGLISH COLORED PRINT BY WILLIAM BLAKE
Est: $100 - $150
William Blake, English, 1757 to 1827, colored print on wove paper finished in pen and watercolor, The Downfall of The Rebel Angels, illustration for John Miltons, Paradise Lost, 1808. Signed in the print, lower right. William Blake and John Milton lived through two of the most tumultous periods of European history, so perhaps it is not surprising that Blake would have been drawn to illustrate Miltons great epic. Blake completed sets of water color illustrations to Paradise Lost. William Blake was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his life, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual art of the Romantic Age. Antique English Religious Graphic Art Prints and Paintings For Collectors.
Antique Arena Inc
Aug. 12, 2023
RELIGIOUS ENGLISH COLORED PRINT BY WILLIAM BLAKE
Est: $100 - $150
William Blake, English, 1757 to 1827, colored print on wove paper finished in pen and watercolor, The expulsion from Eden, The Expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden, illustration for John Miltons, Paradise Lost, 1808. Signed and dated 1808 in the print, lower right. William Blake and John Milton lived through two of the most tumultous periods of European history, so perhaps it is not surprising that Blake would have been drawn to illustrate Miltons great epic. Blake completed sets of water color illustrations to Paradise Lost. William Blake was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his life, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual art of the Romantic Age. Antique English Religious Graphic Art Prints and Paintings For Collectors.
Antique Arena Inc
Aug. 12, 2023
RELIGIOUS ENGLISH COLORED PRINT BY WILLIAM BLAKE
Est: $100 - $150
William Blake, English, 1757 to 1827, colored print on wove paper finished in pen and watercolor, Adam and Eve Sleeping, illustration for John Miltons, Paradise Lost, 1808. William Blake and John Milton lived through two of the most tumultous periods of European history, so perhaps it is not surprising that Blake would have been drawn to illustrate Miltons great epic. Blake completed sets of water color illustrations to Paradise Lost. William Blake was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his life, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual art of the Romantic Age. Antique English Religious Graphic Art Prints and Paintings For Collectors.
Antique Arena Inc
Aug. 12, 2023
RELIGIOUS ENGLISH COLORED PRINT BY WILLIAM BLAKE
Est: $100 - $150
William Blake, English, 1757 to 1827, colored print on wove paper finished in pen and watercolor, The Creation of Eve, illustration for John Miltons, Paradise Lost, 1808. William Blake and John Milton lived through two of the most tumultous periods of European history, so perhaps it is not surprising that Blake would have been drawn to illustrate Miltons great epic. Blake completed sets of water color illustrations to Paradise Lost. William Blake was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his life, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual art of the Romantic Age. Antique English Religious Graphic Art Prints and Paintings For Collectors.
Antique Arena Inc
Aug. 05, 2023
RELIGIOUS ENGLISH COLORED PRINT BY WILLIAM BLAKE
Est: $100 - $150
William Blake, English, 1757 to 1827, colored print on wove paper finished in pen and watercolor, Raphael Warns Adan and Eve, illustration for John Miltons, Paradise Lost, 1808. William Blake and John Milton lived through two of the most tumultous periods of European history, so perhaps it is not surprising that Blake would have been drawn to illustrate Miltons great epic. Blake completed sets of water color illustrations to Paradise Lost. William Blake was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his life, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual art of the Romantic Age. Antique English Religious Graphic Art Prints and Paintings For Collectors.
Antique Arena Inc
Aug. 05, 2023
RELIGIOUS ENGLISH COLORED PRINT BY WILLIAM BLAKE
Est: $100 - $150
William Blake, English, 1757 to 1827, colored print on wove paper finished in pen and watercolor, The Prophecy of The Crucifixion, illustration for John Miltons, Paradise Lost, 1808. William Blake and John Milton lived through two of the most tumultous periods of European history, so perhaps it is not surprising that Blake would have been drawn to illustrate Miltons great epic. Blake completed sets of water color illustrations to Paradise Lost. William Blake was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his life, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual art of the Romantic Age. Antique English Religious Graphic Art Prints and Paintings For Collectors.
Antique Arena Inc
Aug. 05, 2023
RELIGIOUS ENGLISH COLORED PRINT BY WILLIAM BLAKE
Est: $100 - $150
William Blake, English, 1757 to 1827, colored print on wove paper finished in pen and watercolor, Satan Watching the Caresses of Adam and Eve, illustration for John Miltons, Paradise Lost, 1808. William Blake and John Milton lived through two of the most tumultous periods of European history, so perhaps it is not surprising that Blake would have been drawn to illustrate Miltons great epic. Blake completed sets of water color illustrations to Paradise Lost. William Blake was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his life, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual art of the Romantic Age. Antique English Religious Graphic Art Prints and Paintings For Collectors.
Antique Arena Inc
Aug. 05, 2023
RELIGIOUS ENGLISH COLORED PRINT BY WILLIAM BLAKE
Est: $100 - $150
William Blake, English, 1757 to 1827, colored print on wove paper finished in pen and watercolor, The Temptation and Fall of Eve, illustration for John Miltons, Paradise Lost, 1808. William Blake and John Milton lived through two of the most tumultous periods of European history, so perhaps it is not surprising that Blake would have been drawn to illustrate Miltons great epic. Blake completed sets of water color illustrations to Paradise Lost. William Blake was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his life, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual art of the Romantic Age. Antique English Religious Graphic Art Prints and Paintings For Collectors.
Antique Arena Inc
Jun. 03, 2023
William Blake, The Human From Divine, Poster mounted on board
Est: $100 - $150
Artist: William Blake, English (1757 - 1827) Title: The Human From Divine Medium: Poster mounted on board Size: 28.25 x 21 in. (71.76 x 53.34 cm)
RoGallery
May. 11, 2023
WILLIAM BLAKE Behold Now Behemoth which I Made with Thee.
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
WILLIAM BLAKE Behold Now Behemoth which I Made with Thee. Engraving on Chine collé, 1825. 202x153 mm; 8x6 inches, full margins. Edition of 215. Published by the artist and J. Linnell, London. From Illustrations of the Book of Job. A very good, richly-inked impression. Bindman 640.
Swann Auction Galleries
Apr. 25, 2023
William Blake CHAUCER'S CANTERBURY PILGRIMS (ESSICK 16) Etching, engraving and drypoint, framed
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
William Blake (1757-1827) CHAUCER'S CANTERBURY PILGRIMS (ESSICK 16; BINDMAN 477) Etching, engraving and drypoint, 1810, on Chine collé on heavy cream wove paper, from the fourth or fifth state of five, with good margins, framed. Plate 14 x 37 3/4 inches; 356 x 959 mm. Sheet 16 5/8 x 40 inches; 422 x 1016 mm. C
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Mar. 22, 2023
Attributed to William Blake (1757-1827): Male Figure
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Pencil on paper, unsigned. 7 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. (sheet), 14 1/2 x 12 in. (frame). Property from a Prominent Collector
STAIR
Feb. 25, 2023
William BLAKE: "Daughters of Job"
Est: $1,800 - $2,200
William BLAKE (1757-1827): "There were not found Women fair as the Daughters of Job". Engraving on chine-colle on thick wove paper, 1825. Ref: Binyon 125. Plate 20 from "Illustrations of The Book of Job". From the second edition of 100 published in 1874. Ex-Collection: Viola & Rennig Papp. Plate size: 8 5/8 x 6 5/8 inches.
Armstrong Fine Art
Dec. 07, 2022
Attributed to William Blake (1757-1827): Male Figure
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Pencil on paper, unsigned. 7 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. (sheet), 14 1/2 x 12 in. (frame). Property from a Prominent Collector
STAIR
Nov. 05, 2022
William Blake, The Human From Divine, Poster mounted on board
Est: $300 - $375
Artist: William Blake, English (1757 - 1827) Title: The Human From Divine Year: Medium: Poster mounted on board Image Size: Size: 28.25 x 21 in. (71.76 x 53.34 cm)
RoGallery
Oct. 21, 2022
BLAKE, William (1757-1827), illustrator – YOUNG, Edward (1683-1765) The Complaint, and The Consolati
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
BLAKE, William (1757-1827), illustrator – YOUNG, Edward (1683-1765) The Complaint, and The Consolation; or, Night Thoughts . London: R. Noble for R. Edwards, 1797. BLAKE, William (1757-1827), illustrator – YOUNG, Edward (1683-1765) /The Complaint, and The Consolation; or, Night Thoughts/. London: R. Noble for R. Edwards, 1797. *First illustrated edition of Young’s poetry, with etched and engraved titles and borders throughout by Blake.* Young wrote /The Complaint, and The Consolation or Night Thoughts/ in the 1740s, and when this illustrated edition was published by Richard Edwards his poetry was still extraordinarily popular, whereas Blake was a 38 year-old engraver known to only a few. Although Blake set out to illustrate all nine of the ‘Nights,’ and completed 537 watercolour designs in less than two years, this volume, containing the first four parts of the poem with 43 of his designs, was the only one to appear. The present copy contains the 'Explanation' leaf, which is frequently lacking. As Bentley notes, ‘the paper was only marginally larger than the copperplate, and even in untrimmed copies ... parts of the platemark may not appear.’ Bentley 515; Butlin, pp. 66 -71; Keynes 200. Quarto (415 x 323mm). ‘Explanation of Engravings’ leaf at end, 4 engraved part titles and 39 etched and engraved pictorial borders by and after Blake (pp.13-14 with repaired tear into text but without loss and with lower corner defective just into engraved border, tiny wormhole at gutter running throughout, pp.39-40 with tiny chip to lower corner but not into border, light browning throughout, last few leaves with dark stain affecting lower fore-edge). Contemporary ?Spanish calf, panelled in gilt with an outer foliate border, upper cover lettered in gilt in English, gilt edges (rebacked preserving original spine, extremities rubbed). /Provenance/: ?Mirem (ink ownership inscription on title) – Eduardo J. Bullrich (1885-1951, of Buenos Aires, morocco gilt booklabel) – Sir Robert Henry Edward Abdy, 5th Baronet (1896-1976); pencilled note on flyleaf that the book was presented in about 1946 to: – Clarissa Spencer-Churchill.
Christie's
Aug. 10, 2022
William Blake, The Human From Divine, Poster mounted on board
Est: $300 - $375
Artist: William Blake, English (1757 - 1827) Title: The Human From Divine Year: Medium: Poster mounted on board Image Size: Size: 28.25 x 21 in. (71.76 x 53.34 cm)
RoGallery
Jul. 21, 2022
WILLIAM BLAKE (1757 - 1827): SACRIFICE OF JOB
Est: $200 - $300
from "Illustrations of the Book of Job"; engraving on wove paper; signed in plate; 8 1/2 x 6 3/4 inches plate; 15 1/4 x 13 1/4 inches frame
Abell Auction
Jul. 21, 2022
* Blake (William). A Series of Ballads. Number 2. The Eagle, Chichester, 1802
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
* Blake (William). A Series of Ballads. Number 2. The Eagle, Chichester, 1802 Blake (William, 1757-1827). The Eagle (A Series of Ballads [by William Hayley], Number 2), 1st edition, Chichester: Printed by Seagrave... for W. Blake, Felpham, 1802, 9 leaves: full-page engraved frontispiece printed by Blake, with imprint 'Published July 1 1802 by W Blake Felpham' ,and 16 pages of text (signatures D-E4) on pale cream thick wove paper (watermarked 1802), including two further plates engraved and printed by Blake: a head-piece and tail-piece at the beginning and end of the printed text, original tissue-guard to each plate, light paper toning, untrimmed, stitched as issued in pale blue paper wrappers, with printed title to upper cover, some minor fraying to edges of covers and extreme sheet edges, light spotting and marks to covers, slim 4to (29.5 x 23.5 cm) QTY: (1) NOTE: Bentley 466.6; Easson & Essick, William Blake: Book Illustrator VI, 6; Bindman, The Complete Graphic Works of William Blake, 391. Frontispiece and two illustrations to the second in a series of animal ballads written by Blake's patron William Hayley and published in parts by Blake in 1802. The letterpress was printed by Seagrave, printer in Chichester, with the engravings printed by Blake and his wife Catherine on their own roller press at the cottage in Felpham, Sussex where the Blakes had moved in 1800. Hayley wrote the ballads in an attempt to help Blake make money through the sale of the illustrated work, but the scheme seems to have been a financial failure for which Blake bore most of the costs. This first quarto edition of the animal ballads was followed in 1805 by an octavo edition (in an attempt to recover costs).
Dominic Winter Auctions
Jun. 14, 2022
William Blake (1757-1827); Job Rebuked by his Friends, pl. 10; The Vision of God, pl. 17, from the Illustrations of the Book of Job; (2)
Est: $1,000 - $1,200
William Blake (1757-1827) Job Rebuked by his Friends, pl. 10; The Vision of God, pl. 17, from the Illustrations of the Book of Job (Bindman 635; 642), 1825 Engravings on Whatman and wove paper respectively, from the first and second (final) editions of 300 and 100 respectively, B. 635 with faint 'Proof' lettering, the second printed by John Linnell, 1874, with full margins. (2) plate 8 1/2 x 6 3/4in (21.6 x 17.2cm); 8 1/2 x 6 5/8in (21.6 x 16.7cm) sheet 14 x 10in (35.6 x 25.4cm); 13 7/8 x 10 3/8in (35.4 x 26.3cm) For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Apr. 29, 2022
WILLIAM BLAKE, BRITISH 1757-1827, THY SONS & THY DAUGHTERS WERE EATING & DRINKING WINE, Engraving, Sight: 8 3/4 x 7 1/8 in. (22.23 x 18.10 cm.), Frame: 18 1/2 x 14 1/2 in. (46.99 x 36.83 cm.)
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
WILLIAM BLAKE BRITISH, 1757-1827 THY SONS & THY DAUGHTERS WERE EATING & DRINKING WINE Engraving Lower center: London published as the Act directs March 8 1825 by William Blake No 3 Fountain Court Strand; lower right numbered: proof
Potomack Company
Apr. 19, 2022
William Blake, The Human From Divine, Poster mounted on board
Est: $150 - $250
Artist: William Blake, English (1757 - 1827) Title: The Human From Divine Medium: Poster mounted on board Size: 28.25 x 21 in. (71.76 x 53.34 cm)
RoGallery
Mar. 09, 2022
* Blake (William, 1757-1827). The Pastorals of Virgil..., 1821
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
* Blake (William, 1757-1827). The Pastorals of Virgil..., 1821 Blake (William, 1757-1827). The Pastorals of Virgil, with a course of English reading, adapted for schools: in which all the proper facilities are given, enabling youth to acquire the Latin language..., by Robert John Thornton, 3rd edition, London: F. C. & J. Rivingtons..., 1821, 17 wood-engraved illustrations designed and executed by William Blake, consisting of one larger illustration printed separately, and four leaves each printed with four wood engravings, illustrating Eclogue I, three wood-engraved portraits of Theocritus, Virgil, and Augustus, designed and engraved by Blake, one other plate entitled From Antique Coins, designed and engraved by Blake, numerous other wood-engraved illustrations by various artists, contemporary ownership inscription of Louisa Fox, dated 1821 to front endpaper, additional presentation inscription to head of title Edward Cathack with Louisa Foxs best regards to head of title, contemporary polished calf, gilt decorated spine, a little rubbed and some minor marks, upper joint near-detached, 8vo Qty: (1) Footnote: Binyon 137-53; Bindman 602-18; Bentley 504; Keynes 77. The series of 17 wood engravings by William Blake illustrating Virgil's Pastorals, as issued in the first volume (of 2) of The Pastorals of Virgil, with a course of English reading, adapted for schools..., by Robert John Thornton, 3rd edition, 1821. This third edition was the first to contain these now legendary original illustrations by William Blake, which had a significant influence upon the young Samuel Palmer and his group.
Dominic Winter Auctions
Jan. 27, 2022
Bibliography.- Art
Est: £200 - £300
Bibliography.- Art Bibliography.- Art A large collection of 83 volumes, including: Glimcher (Arnold, ed.) & Glimcher (Marc) Je Suis le Cahier: The Sketchbooks of Picasso, slipcase, Thames & Hudson, 1986; Butlin (Martin) William Blake 1757-1827, Tate Gallery Collections series vol. 5, 1990; Wildenstein (Daniel) Monet or the Triumph of Impressionism, Taschen, 2014; v.s., hardbacks with pictorial dust jackets, or paperbacks, some duplicates (83)
Chiswick Auctions