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William Blake William Blake (1757-1827) was a English painter, engraver, poet, and mystic, a leading figure in the Romantic period.

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His visionary, symbolic poems include Songs of Innocence in 1789 and Songs of Experience in 1794. He engraved the text and illustrations for his works and hand-coloured them, mostly in watercolour. He also illustrated works by others, including the poet Milton, and created a highly personal style.

He was born in Soho, London, and apprenticed to an engraver (1771-1778). Blake illustrated the Bible, works by Dante and Shakespeare, and his own poems. His figures are heavily muscled with elongated proportions.

In his later years he attracted a group of followers including Samuel Palmer, who called themselves the Ancients.

Henry Fuseli was another admirer. Blake's poem Jerusalem in 1820 was set to music by Charles Parry (1848-1918).

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William Blake was a English painter and leading figure in the visual arts of the Romantic Age.

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