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William Blake Biography

William Blake was an English poet, painter, and printmaker born in London in 1757. Though largely unrecognized during his life, Blake is now considered an influential figure of the Romantic era. Some of his most notable works included The Angels Hovering Over the Body of Christ in the Sepulchre and The Ancient of Days. Blake worked relentlessly on his Dante series until his death in London in 1827 at the age of 69.

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William Blake Biography

William Blake was an English poet, painter, and printmaker born in London in 1757. Though largely unrecognized during his life, Blake is now considered an influential figure of the Romantic era. Some of his most notable works included The Angels Hovering Over the Body of Christ in the Sepulchre and The Ancient of Days. Blake worked relentlessly on his Dante series until his death in London in 1827 at the age of 69.

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WIlliam

BLAKE
William Blake (28 November 1757 – 12
August 1827) was an English poet, painter,
and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during
his life, Blake is now considered a seminal
figure in the history of the poetry and visual
art of the Romantic Age.
William Blake was born on 28 November 1757 at 28 Broad
Street (now Broadwick St.) in Soho, London. He was the
EARLY LIFE

third of seven children, two of whom died in infancy.


Blake's father, James, was a hosier, who had come to
London from Ireland. William attended school only long
enough to learn reading and writing, leaving at the age
of ten, and was otherwise educated at home by his
mother Catherine Blake.

1 | The Angels Hovering Over the Body of Christ in the Sepulchre,

NOTABLE WORKS
c1805.t depicts the moment Mary Magdalene visited the tomb of
Jesus after the crucifixion and found two angels hovering where
the body had lain.
2 | The Ancient of Days, 1794.
in Blake’s mythology the embodiment of reason and law and a
repressive, satanic force trying to bring uniformity to mankind.
Newton, 1795-c1805 He condemned the scientific trio of Isaac
Newton, John Locke and Francis Bacon as sterile and
materialistic.

On the day of his death (12 August 1827), Blake


worked relentlessly on his Dante series. Eventually,
DEATH

it is reported, he ceased working and turned to his


wife, who was in tears by his bedside.At six that
evening, after promising his wife that he would be
with her always, Blake died.

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