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Figure

Types
accuser acolyte African angel assassin
bard beadle beggar bellman blacksmith
cherub child chimney sweeper corpse covering cherub
demon devil disciple Druid emanation
fairy family father female fetus
ghost giant herald infant jailor
king knight lars lemures male
messenger mother nurse nymph philosopher
piper poet Pope priest priestess
prisoner prophet putto queen sailor
saint scribe self-flagellant shepherd sibyl
slave slave owner spectre spirit student
traveler trumpeter victim virgin watchman
wrestler  
Characters
Abel Abraham Adah Adam Ahania
Albion Albion's Angel Albion's sons Ancient of Days Anubis
Anytus Apollo Arthur Ashtaroth Astarte
Babylon Bacon Bildad Blake, Catherine Blake, Robert
Blake, William Boston's Angel Britannia Bromion Cain
Cambel Caroline Christ Clod Cloud
Cupid Dagon Daphne Daughters of Albion Death
Diana Elihu Elijah Eliphaz Elizabeth
Elohim England English boy Enion Enitharmon
Enitharmon's daughter Enitharmon's son Eno Eve Ezekiel
Fates Female Will Fuzon George III God
Groat, John Grodna Gwendolen Hand Har
Hayley Hecate Heva Holy Ghost Homer
Hyle Jack Jacky Jerusalem Jerusalem's daughters
Jerusalem's sons Job Job's wife John of Eltham John the Baptist
Joseph Justice Lamech Laocoon Lazarus
Leutha Leviathan Lilly little black boy little boy lost
Locke Los Los's daughters Luvah Lyca
Lycon Mary Mason, Mrs. matron Clay Melitus
Milton Milton's daughters Milton's wives Moloch Moses
nameless shadowy female Nancy Naomi Nebuchadnezzar Newton
Noah Oberon Old John Ololon Oothoon
Orc Orpah Osiris Palamabron Rahab
Reuben Rintrah Robin Ruth Satan
Scofeld Spirit of Nature Spirit of Peace Tharmas Thel
Theotormon Thiriel Tirzah Titania Typhon
Ugolino Urizen Urizen's daughters Urthona Utha
Vala Virgin Mary Worm Zacharias Zillah
Zoa Zophar  
Postures and Gestures
arm arm at side arm behind back arm bent arm bent upward
arm bent over shoulder arm braced arm dangling arm down arm drawn back
arm extended arm on lap arm raised arm raised at 45 degrees arm raised at 135 degrees
arm raised horizontally arm raised vertically arm reaching between legs arm reaching downward arm resting
arm wrapped around body arm wrapped around head arms at side arms bent arms bent upward
arms braced arms crossed arms down arms drawn back arms on lap
arms extended arms folded arms raised arms raised at 45 degrees arms raised at 135 degrees
arms raised horizontally arms raised vertically arms reaching downward arms resting arms wrapped around body
arms wrapped around head arms wrapped around knees bathing batting bending backward
bending forward bending left blessing body horizontal bound
bowing brain breaking buried buttocks
carrying casting chest climbing combing
contracted contrapposto cooking copying crawling
creating crouching crucified crying cutting
dancing descending dividing drawing dreaming
drinking drowning dying ear embracing
encircling eyes closed eyes down eyes raised facing away
facing down facing forward facing left facing right facing up
falling falling backward feet feet touching fighting
fingers fingers spread fist fleeing floating
flying giving giving birth hand hand beside head
hand clutching head hand holding hand on breasts hand on face hand on genitals
hand on ground hand on knee hand raised, palm down hand raised, palm out hand raised, palm up
hand resting hand under head hands behind head hands beside head hands clutching head
hands on ankles hands on breasts hands on face hands on ground hands on knees
hands raised, palms down hands raised, palms out hands raised, palms up hands resting hands to ears
hands together hanging harvesting head bent back head down
head on arm head on arms head on hand head on hands head on knee
head on knees head on shoulder head toward viewer head up heads, multiple
hitting holding hovering howling huddled
hunched over kicking kissing kneeling knee
knees leading leaning leaping left foot
leg leg bent at knee leg bent forward leg dangling leg drawn up
leg extended backward legs bent legs crossed legs dangling legs drawn up
legs extended legs spread legs together lifting limp
listening looking lunging lying lying on side
measuring mourning mouth open palm down palm out
palm vertical palms down palms facing viewer palms up palms vertical
petrifying planting playing plowing pointing
praying prone pulling pursuing pushing
reaching reading reclining rescuing resuscitating
riding right foot rigid rising rocking
running sailing scalp sculpting seen from behind
serpent-coiled sheathing shooting shoulder shoulders
singing sitting sitting cross-legged sleeping smiling
speaking spine spinning squatting standing
straddling strangling stretched striding stroking
supine supplicating supporting swimming taking
teaching thigh throwing tiptoe touching
twisted upside down vegetating walking weaving
whipping winding writing  
Clothing and Other Attributes
abdomen anger armor aura bald
bat-eared bat-winged beard belt blind
blindfolded boots breasts breeches buckle
bun cannibalism chained cloak cloth
coat curly hair dark-skinned dead despair
disease disembowelment dismembered drapery drowned
ear eating ecstasy emaciated erotic
exhausted face famine fainting fear
fibres flame-like hair flesh forelock genitals
gown grief head headless hair
hair standing on end halo hem hood intestine
lap laurels loincloth long hair meekness
melancholy muscular nerves nude old
pain pants partly nude pity ribs
robe sacrifice sandal scarf severed head
shackled shirt shoes short hair shroud
sinews skeleton skirt skull snake-like
stigmata stockings surprise swaddled tail
tarsus tears teeth terror tights
tongue torture upper body veil veins
wing womb young  


Animal

ant antenna ass bat barking
beak bee beetle Behemoth bird
butterfly cat caterpillar centipede chrysalis
coiled cow crab crane crest
cuckoo deer dog dove dragon
dragonfly duck eagle eel emmet
fin fish flock fly flying
fox frog fur glow-worm grasshopper
grazing hawk hoof horn hornet
horse inch-worm insect Leviathan lion
lizard locust mammal mane moth
mouse owl ox oyster parrot
paw peacock perching pig polypus
preying ram rearing reticulated robin
rooster scales scorpion serpent sheep
shrimp skin snail snake sparrow
spider squirrel stag starfish stork
swan tail talon tiger toad
unicorn whelk wolf worm wyvern


Vegetation

acorn amaryllis anemone anemone pulsatilla anthropomorphic
apple arching barren berry birch
blight blossom branch bud catchfly
catkin corpse-plant cypress date Dodecatheon
fallen fig flame-like flower fruit
gloriosa superba grain grain stem grain tassel grape
grass hedge indeterminate intertwined ivy
leaf leafless lichens lily Lilly of Havilah
loop mandrake marigold Meadia monotropa
mushroom moss oak palm pasqueflower
petal pine plant pomegranate poppy
reed root rose St. Bernard's Lily seaweed
snake-like stamen stump sunflower thistle
thorn thyme tree Tree of Jesse trunk
vallisneria spiralis vine wilderness willow  


Object

altar anvil air apron ark
Arnon arrow Atlantic backpack bag
ball bank banner barn basket
bat beads beams of light bed bell
bellows bier birdbath blanket blood
blotch boat book Book of Brass bow
bowl bracelet bread Britain brush
bubbles bundle Caithness candlestick cannon
cannonball carpet cave chain Chain of Jealousy
chair Chaldea chalice chaos chariot
circle city cliff clothing cloud
coal coffin coffin lid cog coil
coin collar comb comet compasses
constellation couch crack cradle crescent
cross crown crutch curtain cymbal
dagger dark darkness dart decalogue
diagram distaff dividers door Dover
Durness earring earth eclipse effigy
egg etching needle eye eye socket feather
Felpham fire flag flagpole fleur-de-lis
furnace geometry glass globe goblet
graphite pencil grave graver graveyard haft
hail hammer handle harness harp
hat heaven Hebrew letters hell hieroglyphic
hill hinge hook hoop horn
inscription iron island jewelry key
kite knife knot ladder lake
Lambeth lamp leash light lightning
line liquid London Lizard Point lyre
mandolin manger mantel map marble
mark mat moon mound mountain
nail necklace nest net Net of Religion
night note (musical) Old Testament open Orion's belt
page pair of balances palette palmette paper
path pearl pedestal pen peninsula
Pentland pickax picture pillow pipe
pitcher plague plain planet plate
Pleiades plinth plow plume poison
pole pot purse quill quiver
racquet radiance rain rainbow rein
ring river road rocker rod
rope sand scales scepter scissors
scroll scythe sea sea of time and space seat
serpentine shackle shadow sheath sheet
shell shepherd's crook shield ship shoe
shore shuttle shuttlecock skein skull
sky sleet smoke snow soot
spear spectacles sphere spike spiky
spindle spinning wheel spiral staff star
star of Bethlehem statue stick stone stool
storm straw stream streams of gore string
stripe sun sunrise sunset sword
table tablet tambourine text thread
throne tongs trace trilithon tombstone
triangle trumpet Ulro valley vapor
vase Venus vial void wake
walking stick water waterfall water spout waves
web weight wheel whip whirlwind
wicker wig will o' the wisp wind wine
wing wood yoke York  


Structure

altar arch beam brick building
cell chamber chimney church classical art
cottage dome door facade fence
fireplace floor garden Gothic art grate
house hut lintel London Stone menhir
mine pilaster pillar plinth post
prison pyramid rafter roof room
ruin St. Paul's Cathedral spire stable stairs
step Stonehenge street temple tent
tomb tomb canopy tombstone tower tracery
trilithon tunnel turret wall Westminster Abbey
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