http://collections.mfa.org/collections/315240/objects/rdfMFA Images: Literary Figureshttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/828794/resize%3Aformat%3Dfullhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1807310/resize%3Aformat%3DfullAdam and Eve Sleeping (Illustration to Milton's "Paradise Lost")1808William BlakeBlack ink and watercolor with gold and silver paint and traces of graphite on paperMilton's Paradise Lost IV, 798 sqq.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/36628/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/820089/resize%3Aformat%3DfullAldous HuxleyNegative date: 1926Charles SheelerPhotograph, gelatin silver printhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/339928/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1718546/resize%3Aformat%3DfullAlfred, Lord Tennyson1869Julia Margaret CameronPhotograph, albumen printhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/398371/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/757152/resize%3Aformat%3DfullAlfred Tennyson with his sons Hallam and Lionel1865–69Julia Margaret CameronPhotograph, albumen printhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/4302/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1807326/resize%3Aformat%3DfullThe Archangel Raphael with Adam and Eve (Illustration to Milton's "Paradise Lost")1808William BlakeBlack ink and watercolor with gold paint over graphite on paperMilton's Paradise Lost V, 443 sqq.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/156665/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/993711/resize%3Aformat%3DfullBeatrice1819Washington AllstonOil on canvashttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/33645/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/756420/resize%3Aformat%3DfullThe Birth Life and Acts of King Arthur of his Noble Knights of the Round Table...and in the End Le Morte d'Arthur1893–94Aubrey BeardsleyIllustrated book with photomechanical reproductions of drawings(London: Turnbull & Spears, for J. M. Dent, 1893-1894) Quarto, two vols.; [v. 1] lxiv, 455 pages, [12] leaves of plates; [v. 2] [8], lxv-xc, 457-990, [2] pp., [13] leaves of plates (double-page ills. counted as 2 plates each); original publisher's gilt-stamped beige cloth boards.Literary illustrations; decorative initials and bordershttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/250581/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1807322/resize%3Aformat%3DfullThe Brothers Driving out Comus (Illustration to Milton's "Comus")about 1815William BlakePen and watercolor on paperhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/6098/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1807320/resize%3Aformat%3DfullThe Brothers Meet the Attendant Spirit (Illustration to Milton's "Comus")about 1815William BlakePen and watercolor on paperhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/36632/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1807319/resize%3Aformat%3DfullThe Brothers Plucking Grapes (Illustration to Milton's "Comus")about 1815William BlakePen and watercolor on paperhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/36631/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1807327/resize%3Aformat%3DfullThe Casting of the Rebel Angels into Hell (Illustration to Milton's "Paradise Lost")1808William BlakeBlack ink and watercolor over graphite on paperMilton's Paradise Lost VI, 835 sqq.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/183701/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1192938/resize%3Aformat%3DfullCharles Dickens1842Francis AlexanderOil on canvashttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/32105/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1807323/resize%3Aformat%3DfullChrist Accepting the Office of Redeemer (Illustration to Milton's "Paradise Lost")1808William BlakeBlack ink and watercolor over graphite on paper"Father thy word is passed" Paradise Lost, III, 227http://collections.mfa.org/objects/156661/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/775032/resize%3Aformat%3DfullCinderella1863Sir Edward Coley Burne-JonesTransparent and opaque watercolor on paperhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/4465/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/775017/resize%3Aformat%3DfullColumbines, One of three Illustrations to Flora's Feast1889Walter CraneHand-colored lithograph on cardhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/199711/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1807318/resize%3Aformat%3DfullComus Disguised as a Shepherd (Illustration to Milton's "Comus")about 1815William BlakePen and watercolor on paperhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/36630/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1807317/resize%3Aformat%3DfullComus with his Revelers (Illustration to Milton's "Comus")about 1815William BlakePen and watercolor on paperA starlight masque; Comus holds the enchanting cuphttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/36629/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/698690/resize%3Aformat%3DfullCordelia and the Sleeping Lear (Illustration to Shakespeare)about 1780William BlakePen and watercolor on paperhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/36639/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1807324/resize%3Aformat%3DfullThe Creation of Eve (Illustration to Milton's "Paradise Lost")1808William BlakeBlack ink and watercolor over graphite on paperMilton's Paradise Lost VIII, 470http://collections.mfa.org/objects/156664/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/790182/resize%3Aformat%3DfullDante and Beatrice1851Ary SchefferOil on canvashttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/31897/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/757368/resize%3Aformat%3DfullDante and Beatrice, study for The Rose Gardenbefore 1861Dante Gabriel RossettiGraphite on heavy cream wove paperPreliminary sketch for The Rose Garden and titlepage of "The Early Italian Poets". Verso has graphite drapery study for the figure of Beatrice.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/258681/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/834895/resize%3Aformat%3DfullDante and Virgil1859Jean-Baptiste-Camille CorotOil on canvashttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/30875/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1421553/resize%3Aformat%3DfullDante and Virgilmodeled 1861; cast 1862Baron Henri de TriquetiBronzeHalf length figures of Dante and Virgil. Modeled 1861, cast 1862.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/59567/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/779972/resize%3Aformat%3DfullDeath of Ophelia (Act IV. Sc. VII from Hamlet)1843Eugène DelacroixLithographBertauts edition 1864http://collections.mfa.org/objects/90044/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1807308/resize%3Aformat%3DfullThe Expulsion from Eden (Illustration to Milton's "Paradise Lost")1808William BlakeBlack ink and watercolor with gold paint over graphite on paperMilton's Paradise Lost XII, 632 sqq.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/183700/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/614065/resize%3Aformat%3DfullFalstaff and Prince Hal (Illustrations to Shakespeare)about 1780William BlakePen and ink with watercolor on paperhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/183712/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/775102/resize%3Aformat%3DfullFlowers from Shakespeare's Garden: A Posy from the Plays1906Walter CraneIllustrated book with color offset lithographs(London: Cassell & Co., 1906) Quarto; 40 pages; original publishers half green cloth, illustrated paper boards.Literary illustrations.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/167139/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1337174/resize%3Aformat%3DfullHamletabout 1864William Morris HuntOil on canvashttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/31488/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/779971/resize%3Aformat%3DfullHamlet and Horatio with the Grave Diggers (Act V. Sc. I from Hamlet)1843Eugène DelacroixLithographhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/89952/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/657952/resize%3Aformat%3DfullHamlet Tries to Follow his Father's Ghost (Act I Sc. IV, from Hamlet)1835Eugène DelacroixLithograph16 in series.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/90023/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1255212/resize%3Aformat%3DfullHenry W. LongfellowJulia Margaret CameronPhotograph, carbon print (printed later)http://collections.mfa.org/objects/105091/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/775041/resize%3Aformat%3DfullThe Hey Diddle Diddle Picture Book1882–83Randolph CaldecottWood engravings and photogravuresFour one shilling pucture books bound together. Wood engravings and photogravures after Randolph Caldecott. Engraved and printed, some in color, by Edmund Evans. 96pp., brown leather and marbled paper.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/258043/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/614080/resize%3Aformat%3DfullJuliet Asleep (Illustration to Shakespeare)about 1780William BlakePen and watercolor on paperhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/183715/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/924321/resize%3Aformat%3DfullKing Lear1788, retouched by West 1806Benjamin WestOil on canvasframed dimensions: 10' 5" x 13' 5"http://collections.mfa.org/objects/34327/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1704024/resize%3Aformat%3DfullThe King's Guards Rescue the Miller's Son from Pretended Drowningabout 1873Walter CraneWatercolor on paperOne of seven illustrations to Puss in Bootshttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/199716/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/629308/resize%3Aformat%3DfullLady of Shalott1857Dante Gabriel RossettiWood engraving, proofProof print for Moxon's edition of Tennyson's poems, 1857.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/258103/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1814700/resize%3Aformat%3DfullThe Lady Restored to Her Parents (Illustration to Milton's "Comus")about 1815William BlakeBlack ink and watercolor on paperhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/36634/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/698684/resize%3Aformat%3DfullLear and Cordelia (Illustration to Shakespeare)about 1780William BlakePen and watercolor on paperhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/36638/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/698697/resize%3Aformat%3DfullLear Grasping a Sword (Illustration to Shakespeare)about 1780William BlakePen and watercolor on paperhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/36640/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/614075/resize%3Aformat%3DfullMacbeth and Lady Macbeth (Illustrations to Shakespeare)about 1780William BlakePen and watercolor on paperhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/183714/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1807321/resize%3Aformat%3DfullThe Magic Banquet (Illustration to Milton's "Comus")about 1815William BlakePen and watercolor on paperhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/36633/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1807309/resize%3Aformat%3DfullMichael Foretelling the Crucifixion to Adam (Illustration to Milton's "Paradise Lost")1808William BlakeBlack ink and watercolor with gold paint and traces of graphite on paperMilton's Paradise Lost XII, 411 sqq.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/157412/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1105839/resize%3Aformat%3DfullOphelia1926Arthur Prince SpearOil on canvasReproduced with permission.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/34838/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/783099/resize%3Aformat%3DfullOphelia1880Anna Massey Lea MerrittEtching, trial proofhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/83433/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/614070/resize%3Aformat%3DfullOthello and Desdemona (Illustrations to Shakespeare)about 1780William BlakePen and watercolor on paperhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/183713/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1704027/resize%3Aformat%3DfullPuss Comforts His Master, the Miller's Sonabout 1873Walter CraneWatercolor on paperOne of seven illustrations to Puss in Bootshttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/199713/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1704022/resize%3Aformat%3DfullPuss Kills the Ogre, and Takes His Lands for His Masterabout 1873Walter CranePen, black ink and watercolor over graphite on off-white wove paperOne of seven illustrations to Puss in Bootshttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/199718/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1704025/resize%3Aformat%3DfullPuss Presents the Rabbit to the King, as a Present from the Marquis of Carabasabout 1873Walter CraneWatercolor on paperOne of seven illustrations to Puss in Bootshttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/199715/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1704021/resize%3Aformat%3DfullPuss Welcomes the King, the Princess and His Masterabout 1873Walter CraneWatercolor on paperOne of seven illustrations to Puss in Bootshttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/199719/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1814699/resize%3Aformat%3DfullSabrina Disenchanting the Lady (Illustration to Milton's "Comus")about 1815William BlakeBlack ink, watercolor, and trace graphite on paperhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/155353/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1807325/resize%3Aformat%3DfullSatan Watching the Caresses of Adam and Eve (Illustration to Milton's "Paradise Lost")1808William BlakeBlack ink, watercolor, and touches of silver paint over graphite on paperParadise Lost, book IV, 492http://collections.mfa.org/objects/149927/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/693820/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull"Seigneur! Voyez ces yeux" (Cleopatra Discovered by Rodogune to Have Poisoned the Nuptial Cup)1791Jean Joseph TaillassonOil on canvashttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/34420/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/758970/resize%3Aformat%3DfullTempête (Tempest) Illustration for Virgil's Aeneid, I. 81-123about 1820–24Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-TriosonBlack chalkhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/124957/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1807328/resize%3Aformat%3DfullThe Temptation and Fall of Eve (Illustration to Milton's "Paradise Lost")1808William BlakeBlack ink and watercolor over graphite on paperMilton's Paradise Lost IX, 791 sqq.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/36627/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/749715/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull"The Lady of Shalott," an illustration for the Moxon Tennyson1857William Holman HuntWood engraving; proof, on book paperhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/258100/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/624086/resize%3Aformat%3DfullTitle Page to Shakespeare's "Hamlet." High Wycombe1933Shakespeare. Hamlet. High Wycombe, 1933.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/245939/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/775016/resize%3Aformat%3DfullTulips, One of three Illustrations to Flora's Feast1889Walter CraneHand-colored lithograph on cardhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/199712/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/905721/resize%3Aformat%3DfullUnmounted double paper fan leaf1796George WilsonPaper; stippleStipple engraved and hand colored scene "Shakespeare's, Seven Ages," seven numbered cartouches illustrating ages with appropriate inscriptions (from As You Like It), floral and emblematic trophies between; inscribed "G. Wilson, delt." center, "Published 1st Jany. 1796, by Sarah Ashton, No. 28, Little Britain."http://collections.mfa.org/objects/126472/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1037644/resize%3Aformat%3DfullWalt Whitmanabout 1887Thomas EakinsOil on panelhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/32369/rdfhttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/828794/resize%3Aformat%3DfullThe Wonderland Postage-Stamp Case, with illustrations from Alice in Wonderland1889John TennielEnvelope and folder for holding postage stamps in various denominationsPhotomechanical illsutrationshttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/379035/rdf