More than 90 works by the artist William Blake are to be displayed in an exhibition which aims to shed new light on the British poet and printmaker. The exhibition at Cambridge’s Fitzwilliam ...

The inscription reads simply: William Blake 1757-1827. Blake was born on 28th November 1757 in London, a son of James Blake (d.1784), a hosier, and his wife Catherine. He was an apprentice engraver to ...

London by William Blake was published in 1794. It tells the story of a speaker walking through the city of London and noticing suffering all around them. London was published in Blake's poetry ...

London by William Blake was published in 1794. It tells the story of a speaker walking through the city of London and noticing suffering all around them. London was published in Blake's poetry ...

And then I thought of Blake,” according to Smith. “His work never sold. He lived in poverty. When he spoke out, he nearly lost his life. What I learnt from William Blake is, don’t give up.