William Blake
born Nov. 28, 1757, London
died Aug. 12, 1827, London
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| English poet, painter, engraver; one of the earliest and greatest
figures of Romanticism. William Blake was born on Nov. 28, 1757, in London. His father ran a hosiery shop. William, the third of five children, went to school only long enough to learn to read and write, and then he worked in the shop until he was 14. When he saw the boy's talent for drawing, Blake's father apprenticed him to an engraver. William Blake's fame as an artist and engraver rests largely on a set of 21 copperplate etchings to illustrate the Book of Job in the Old Testament. However, he did much work for which other artists and engravers got the credit. William Blake was a poor businessman, and he preferred to work on subjects of his own choice rather than on those that publishers assigned him. |
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| The Ancient of Days 1794 | Glad Day | |
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| Satan Inflicting Boils on Job |
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