William Blake
Visionary Romantic poet and artist
William Blake was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his lifetime, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual arts of the Romantic Age. What he called his prophetic works were said by 20th-century critic Northrop Frye to form "what is in proportion to its merits the least read body of poetry in the English language". His visual artistry led 21st-century critic Jonathan Jones to proclaim him "far and away the greatest artist Britain has ever produced". In 2002, Blake was placed at number 38 in the BBC’s poll of the 100 Greatest Britons. While he lived in London his entire life, except for three years spent in Felpham, he produced a diverse and symbolically rich œuvre, which embraced the imagination as "the body of God" or "human existence itself".
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Artworks by this artist (234 total)
- Milton, a poem in 2 books Pl.26 19th century
- Illustrations of the book of Job Pl.17 1826
- Milton, a poem in 2 books Pl.43 19th century
- Illustrations of the book of Job Pl.08 1826
- The First Book of Urizen; ‘O flames of furious desire
- Pl. 10 – Holy Thursday 1789
- Pl. 25 – The Little Black Boy 1789
- The Book of Thel Pl.2 19th century
- Pl. 21 – The Shephard 1789
- Illustrations of the book of Job Pl.12 1826
- Milton, a poem in 2 books Pl.20 19th century
- William Cowper 1802
- Pl. 14 – On Another’s Sorrow 1789
- Pl. 23 – The Chimney Sweeper 1789
- Now comes the night … 1794
- Pl. 18 – Night 1789
- Milton, a poem in 2 books Pl.42 19th century
- The Book of Thel Pl.5 19th century
- Milton, a poem in 2 books Pl.24 19th century
- Illustrations of the book of Job Pl.14 1826