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| Vincent van Gogh Head of a Woman 1885 drawing Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam |
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| Vincent van Gogh Plaster Cast of Discus Thrower 1886 drawing Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam |
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| Vincent van Gogh Portrait of Camille Roulin 1888 oil on canvas Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam |
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| Vincent van Gogh The Smoker 1888 oil on canvas Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia |
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| Hans Baldung Portrait of a Young Man 1515 oil on panel Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna |
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| Hans Baldung St Anne with the Christ Child, the Virgin, and St John the Baptist ca. 1511 oil on panel National Gallery of Art, Washington DC |
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| Hans Baldung Eve, the Serpent and Death ca. 1510-15 oil on panel National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa |
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| Hans Baldung Groom bridling Horse ca. 1540 engraving Graphische Sammlung Albertina, Vienna |
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| Fred Williams At the Picture Framers 1955 etching and drypoint Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney |
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| Fred Williams Dancing Figures 1954 etching, aquatint, engraving, drypoint and mezzotint Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney |
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| Fred Williams Chorus Girls 1955 etching, aquatint and drypoint Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney |
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| Fred Williams The Boy-Friend 1956 etching, aquatint, engraving and drypoint Heide Museum of Modern Art, Bulleen, Australia |
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| Anthony van Dyck Equestrian Portrait of Francisco da Moncada, marqués de Aytona 1634 oil on canvas Museo de Bellas Artes de Valencia |
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| Anthony van Dyck Portrait of a Young Man 1620 oil on canvas Liechtenstein Museum, Vienna |
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| Anthony van Dyck Portrait of the Prefect Raffaele Raggi ca. 1625 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art, Washington DC |
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| Anthony van Dyck Study Head of St Andrew 1621 oil on panel John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota |
from Part Five of The Age of Anxiety
Then they sank from her sight. When she got back to her apartment, she found that Emble had gone into her bedroom and passed out. She looked down at him, half sadly, half relieved, and thought thus:
Blind on the bride-bed, the bridegroom snores.
Too aloof to love. Did you lose your nerve
And cloud your conscience because I wasn't
Your dish really? You danced so bravely
Till I wished I were. Will you remain
Such a pleasant prince? Probably not.
But you're handsome, aren't you? even now
A kingly corpse. I'll coffin you up till
You rule again. Rest for us both and
Dream, dear one. I'll be dressed when you wake
To get coffee. You'll be glad you didn't
While your headache lasts, and I won't shine,
In the sobering sun. We're so apart
When our ways have crossed and our words touched
On Babylon's banks. You'll build here, be
Satisfied soon, while I sit waiting
On my light luggage to leave if called
For some new exile, with enough clothes
But no merry maypole. Make your home
With some glowing girl; forget with her what
Happens also. If ever you see
A fuss forming in the far distance,
Lots of police, and a little group
In terrible trouble, don't try to help;
They'd make you mock and you might be ashamed.
– W.H. Auden (1944-46)