In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland — check current display status with the museum.
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
William Blake conceived and engraved 17 designs for Dr. Robert John Thornton’s The Pastorals of Virgil , a popular schoolbook used in teaching Latin. The publication included translations of poems by ancient Roman author Virgil that focus on a rural setting as both a subject matter and as the background for discussions of various issues, from love to politics. Blake’s illustrations reveal his emphasis on the natural world. As his only wood engravings, they also show how the process entails cutting away from the woodblock to create lighter sections, in essence working in white over a black background. Here, several areas—such as the textures of the trees—emphasize that point.
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William Blake|Virgil|Robert John Thornton — Shepherd Chases 
William Blake|Robert John Thornton|Virgil — Shepherd Chases 
Robert John Thornton|William Blake|Virgil — Thenot and Colin
William Blake|Virgil|Robert John Thornton — Thenot and Colin
William Blake|Virgil|Robert John Thornton — Thenot Under a F
William Blake|Robert John Thornton|Virgil — Thenot Remonstra
William Blake|Robert John Thornton|Virgil — Thenot Remonstra
Virgil|William Blake|Robert John Thornton — Thenot Remonstra
Edward Calvert (British, 1799–1883) — Ideal Pastoral Life
William Blake|Virgil|Robert John Thornton — Colinet Mocked b
Robert John Thornton|William Blake|Virgil — Boy Returning Jo
Edward Calvert (British, 1799–1883) — The Cyder Feast: A Vi
