William Blake

William Blake (November 28, 1757 – August 12, 1827) was an English poet, painter and printmaker, or "Author & Printer", as he signed many of his books. He is now widely recognised as a genius of English letters, and one of the foremost (arguably the foremost) visionary artists of the modern age; it is now fashionable in certain circles to criticise his art as simplistic. It is fair to state that Blake's visual art, if only for being so closely wedded to his verse, will outlive such criticism.

External links

• William Blake - Cybersongs of Innocence
• The William Blake Archive
• http://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/blake/ (archive of an exhibit of his work at the National Gallery of Victoria)
• http://www.elp.it/bygothic/Gallery/Blake/index.html - Gallery of Paintings
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• Blake Digital Text Project
• Introduction to The Drawings and Engravings of William Blake, by Laurence Binyon