William Blake

1757–1827 · England

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Biography

English poet, painter, and printmaker, one of the most original artists in English history. His illuminated books — hand-engraved, hand-colored combinations of poetry and visual art — include Songs of Innocence and of Experience and his visionary prophetic works. Largely unrecognized in his lifetime, he is now considered a major figure of Romanticism.

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