William Morris Archive

  • Collection: The Aeneid
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The Fitzwilliam Museum owns twenty-nine drawings, all highly-finished as illustrations for a proposed Aeneid of Virgil, as planned by William Morris. Between 1870 and 1875 Morris completed five hand-written volumes and began several more; of these…
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1183.3 Aeneas and the harpies.jpg
The Fitzwilliam Museum owns twenty-nine drawings, all highly-finished as illustrations for a proposed Aeneid of Virgil, as planned by William Morris. Between 1870 and 1875 Morris completed five hand-written volumes and began several more; of these…
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1183.2 Aeneas flying from Troy.jpg
The Fitzwilliam Museum owns twenty-nine drawings, all highly-finished as illustrations for a proposed Aeneid of Virgil, as planned by William Morris. Between 1870 and 1875 Morris completed five hand-written volumes and began several more; of these…
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1183.6 Aeneas and the sybil in Underworld.jpg
The Fitzwilliam Museum owns twenty-nine drawings, all highly-finished as illustrations for a proposed Aeneid of Virgil, as planned by William Morris. Between 1870 and 1875 Morris completed five hand-written volumes and began several more; of these…
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1183.9 Aeneas slaying Mezentius.jpg
The Fitzwilliam Museum owns twenty-nine drawings, all highly-finished as illustrations for a proposed Aeneid of Virgil, as planned by William Morris. Between 1870 and 1875 Morris completed five hand-written volumes and began several more; of these…
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1183.26 Neptune and the Winds.jpg
The Fitzwilliam Museum owns twenty-nine drawings, all highly-finished as illustrations for a proposed Aeneid of Virgil, as planned by William Morris. Between 1870 and 1875 Morris completed five hand-written volumes and began several more; of these…
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1961.28_Tartarus.jpeg
The Initial Letter C: Design for an Illuminated Border of Virgil's Aeneid, Book VI, Line 548 and following
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1975.49.2-drawing.jpeg
Inscribed in pencil in upper margin, "Jason: interview between Circe & Me[dea]".
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1975.49.3 Study.jpeg
Graphite pencil on wove paper.
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