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Portrait of Blake, William

Blake, William

1757–1827

Nationality: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain, United Kingdom

Born: 1757, London

Died: 1827, London

Gender: male

Movements

Romanticism

fairy painting

Occupations

painter

printer

poet

writer

illustrator

sculptor

draftsperson

philosopher

collector

theologian

printmaker

librettist

artist

exlibrist

lithographer

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Biography

English poet and printmaker who became one of leading figures of what would later be called Romanticism. His most original work is to be found in his hand-printed books of prophecy and personal mythology, done by a process he called "illuminated printing." Blake was largely forgotten until Rossetti and other Pre-Raphaelites hailed his work as visionary, and by the 20th century his ideas were seen as blueprints for the counterculture ideas of the 1960s. His wife Catherine assisted him in hand-coloring his illuminated prints.

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Notable Works

The Ancient of Days
Songs of Innocence and of Experience
Jerusalem
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
Jerusalem The Emanation of the Giant Albion
Vala, or The Four Zoas
Milton

Artworks

165 artworks

Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul

Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul

[1789–94] printed ca. 1825

The Angel Appearing to Zacharias

The Angel Appearing to Zacharias

1799–1800

Enoch

Enoch

1806–7

The Beggar's Opera, Act III

The Beggar's Opera, Act III

1790

The Last Trumpet (recto); Two studies of a right eye, a profile of an open-mouthed young man, the head of an eagle, and the head of a lion (verso)

1780–85

The Beggar's Opera, Act III

The Beggar's Opera, Act III

July 1, 1790

The Beggar's Opera, Act III

The Beggar's Opera, Act III

July 1, 1790

Mourir C'est Renaitre (Death and Immortality)

Mourir C'est Renaitre (Death and Immortality)

19th century

The Death of Lucretia, from Allen's "New and Impartial Roman History"

The Death of Lucretia, from Allen's "New and Impartial Roman History"

1797

Clarence's Dream (Shakespeare, Richard III, Act 1, Scene 4)

Clarence's Dream (Shakespeare, Richard III, Act 1, Scene 4)

1774

Death's Door, from "The Grave," a Poem by Robert Blair

Death's Door, from "The Grave," a Poem by Robert Blair

March 1, 1813

Death's Door, from "The Grave," a Poem by Robert Blair

Death's Door, from "The Grave," a Poem by Robert Blair

19th century

The Reunion of the Soul & the Body, from "The Grave," a Poem by Robert Blair

The Reunion of the Soul & the Body, from "The Grave," a Poem by Robert Blair

March 1, 1813

The Death of the Good Old Man, from "The Grave," a Poem by Robert Blair

The Death of the Good Old Man, from "The Grave," a Poem by Robert Blair

March 1, 1813

The Soul Exploring the Recesses of the Grave, from "The Grave," a Poem by Robert Blair

The Soul Exploring the Recesses of the Grave, from "The Grave," a Poem by Robert Blair

March 1, 1813

The Day of Judgment, from "The Grave," a Poem by Robert Blair

The Day of Judgment, from "The Grave," a Poem by Robert Blair

March 1, 1813

The Descent of Man into the Vale of Death, from "The Grave," a Poem by Robert Blair

The Descent of Man into the Vale of Death, from "The Grave," a Poem by Robert Blair

March 1, 1813

The Soul Hovering over the Body, Reluctantly Parting with Life, from "The Grave," a Poem by Robert Blair

The Soul Hovering over the Body, Reluctantly Parting with Life, from "The Grave," a Poem by Robert Blair

March 1, 1813

The Meeting of a Family in Heaven, from "The Grave," a Poem by Robert Blair

The Meeting of a Family in Heaven, from "The Grave," a Poem by Robert Blair

March 1, 1813

Christ Descending into the Grave, from "The Grave," a Poem by Robert Blair

Christ Descending into the Grave, from "The Grave," a Poem by Robert Blair

March 1, 1813

The Counsellor, King, Warrior, Mother & Child in the Tomb, from "The Grave," a Poem by Robert Blair

The Counsellor, King, Warrior, Mother & Child in the Tomb, from "The Grave," a Poem by Robert Blair

March 1, 1813

George Cumberland's Message Card

George Cumberland's Message Card

1827

Death of the Strong Wicked Man, from "The Grave," a Poem by Robert Blair

Death of the Strong Wicked Man, from "The Grave," a Poem by Robert Blair

May 1, 1808

Fertilization of Egypt, from Erasmus Darwin's "The Botanic Garden"

Fertilization of Egypt, from Erasmus Darwin's "The Botanic Garden"

1791