William Blake
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  alternate name: Watercolor painting, English--18th century--Exhibitions
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  alternate name: Male artists--England--19th century--Exhibitions
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  alternate name: Watercolor painting, English--19th century--Exhibitions
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  alternate name: Prints, English--19th century--Exhibitions
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  alternate name: Male artists--England--18th century--Exhibitions
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  alternate name: Prints, English--18th century--Exhibitions
about: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/31011201
about: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/320126815
about: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/320127259
about: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/320127922
about: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/320129808
about: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/320131350
about: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/330134642
abstract: William Blake is a universal artist–an inspiration to visual artists, musicians, poets, and performers worldwide as well as everyone who aspires to the ideals of personal, spiritual, and creative liberty. His heroic story has inspired an invigorated generations. His personal struggles during a period of political terror and oppression, his technical innovations, and his political commitment all remain deeply relevant today. This book presents a comprehensive overview of Blake's work as a printmaker, poet, and painter, foregrounding his relationship with the art world of his time and telling the stories behind many of his most iconic images--Provided by publisher.
author: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/310171336
author: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/31082297
contributor: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/310212441
contributor: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/311112040
creator: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/31082297
language: eng
subject of: Statement
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  text: Text in English.
subject of: Statement
  additional type: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300195187
  text: Introduction : The making of a modern artist -- 'Blake : Be an artist!' -- Making prints, making a living -- Patronage and independence -- Independence and despair -- 'A new kind of man' -- Afterword : Heaven, hell, and the hallway at Hercules buildings / Alan Moore.
temporal coverage: 1700-1899
work example: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/301300576

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value: 300576