You may know William Blake as a poet, or even as #38 in the BBC’s 2002 poll of the 100 Greatest Britons. But did you know that Blake was also an artist and print maker who made illuminated (f… ...

William Blake was an artisanal imagemaker dubbed a 'lunatic' during Britain's Industrial Revolution. The Getty Museum has other ideas in its new exhibition.

William Blake: Visionary Through Jan. 14, 2024, at the Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles; 310-440-7300; getty.edu. A correction was made on Dec. 30, 2023 ...

William Blake (1757–1827) was an English engraver, artist and poet renowned for his visionary works. Born in London, he created iconic poems like 'The Lamb,' 'The Tyger,' and the stirring ...

OXFORD, England, Oct 23 (Reuters) - A series of boyhood doodles engraved on copper plates by English poet and painter William Blake around 250 years ago have been discovered by researchers using ...

These Tiny Doodles May Be William Blake’s Earliest Engravings, Overlooked for Nearly 250 Years Using high-res scans, a researcher uncovered scribbled etchings likely made by the British poet and ...

William Blake’s Cottage Will Be Saved—and Transformed Into a New Museum The 18th-century poet wrote some of his most renowned works in the house in southern England, which has since fallen ...

William Blake in an 1807 portrait by Thomas Phillips. Photograph: Ann Ronan/Print Collector/Getty . Philip Hoare. Wed Apr 30 2025 - 05:00. Was William Blake, long regarded as one of the greatest ...