Illustrations of imitation of Eclogue I
William Blake
1820 - 1821
Medium
wood engraving
Dimensions
35; 74
About this artwork
verzamelaarsmerk, verso midden, gestempeld: Lugt 2228
About the Artist
William Blake · 1757–1827
William Blake (1757–1827) stands as one of the most visionary and unconventional artists in British history, a poet-painter-printmaker whose mystical imagination and radical vision profoundly shaped the Romantic movement. Born in London's Soho district, Blake experienced visions from childhood—claiming to see angels in trees at age eight—and these spiritual encounters would guide his art throughou...