William Blake was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. He was born in London in 1757 and died there in 1827. Some of his most notable works include Songs of Innocence and of Experience, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, and Jerusalem. Though he received little recognition during his lifetime, Blake is now considered a seminal figure of the Romantic Age. His artistic works often explored spiritual and political themes through symbolic imagery and text.

2. William Blake
Born:- 28 November 1757 Soho, London, England.
Occupation:- Poet, painter, printmaker.
Genre:-Visionary, poetry Literary movement
.Romanticism.
Notable works:-Songs of Innocence and of Experience,
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, The Four Zoas,
Jerusalem, Milton, "And did those feet in ancient time”.
Died:-12 August 1827 (aged 69) Charing Cross, London,
England.
William Blake is an influential figure from the Romantic
Age.
His paintings and writings have inspired uncountable
people throughout the ages.

3. , Early years
 He only briefly attended school, being chiefly
educated at home by his mother. .
 The Bible had an early, profound influence on Black,
 An early age, Blake began experiencing visions.
Blake's artistic ability became evident in his youth.
At the age of 10, he entered the drawing school of
Henry Pars.
 At age 14, he apprenticed with an engraver.
Blake's master was the engraver to the London
Society of AntiquariesBlake was sent to Westminster
Abbey to make drawings of tombs and monuments.
“Who endeavour to raise up a style against Rafael,
Mich. Angelo, and the Antique."

4. The Maturing Artist
Completed his seven-year apprenticeship.
Completed his seven-year apprenticeship he was
admitted to the Royal Academy of Art's Schools of Design,
where he began exhibiting his own works in 1780.
 Their Marriage
They were married with Catherine Sophia Boucher
(illiterate)in 1782
Blake taught his designs and prints
She assisted with the printing and hand-coloring of his
poems until his death in 1827.

5.  It was a tragic event in the life of William Blake.
Beloved brother died
 At the moment of Robert's death, Blake allegedly saw
his spirit ascend through the ceiling, joyously; the
moment, which entered into Blake's psyche, greatly
influenced his later poetry.
 which Blake called "illuminated printing."
While Blake was an established engraver, soon he began
receiving commissions to paint watercolors, and he
painted scenes from the works of Milton, Dante,
Shakespeare and the Bible

6. Later Years
Blake began to write and illustrate Jerusalem (1804-20),
his most ambitious work to date.
The reviewer called the exhibit a display of "nonsense,
unintelligible ness and egregious vanity," and referred to
Blake as "an unfortunate lunatic”.
In 1819, however, Blake began sketching a series of
"visionary heads," claiming that the historical and
imaginary figures that he depicted actually appeared and
sat for him.
Along with the most famous visionary head, that
included in Blake's "The Ghost of a Flea.“

7. In the final years of his life, William Blake suffered from
recurring bouts of an undiagnosed disease that he called
"that sickness to which there is no name.”
He died on August 12, 1827, leaving unfinished
watercolor illustrations to Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress and
an illuminated manuscript of the Bible's Book of Genesis.
The Literary Chronicle, for example, described him as
"one of those ingenious persons ... whose eccentricities
were still more remarkable than their professional
abilities."

8. William blake 5th Famous Poems
1 THE TYGER
 The Tyger is the counterpart to
Blake’s poem in Songs of
Innocence, The Lamb.
The Tyger, with its strikingly
powerful words, serves as a
counter to the innocence and
tenderness of The Lamb.
 It is one of the most analyzed
poems and Cambridge calls it the
“the most anthologized poem in
English”. The Tyger is not only the
most famous work of William
Blake but also one of the most
popular poems in the English
language.

9. 2 .LONDON
This poem consists of
four quatrains in which
the speaker describes the
plight of London while he
wanders through the city.
He uses the term
“chartered” for the city
streets as well as for
River Thames to indicate
the oppressive and
constraint atmosphere in
the region.

10. 3.AND DID THOSE FEET IN ANCIENT TIME
This is a short poem
included in the preface of
an epic poem by Blake
titled Milton: A Poem in
Two Books. Today it is
popular as the anthem
“Jerusalem”, whose music
was composed by Sir
Hubert Parry in 1916.

11. A Poison Tree talks about
the consequences of
repressing anger and
explores the themes of
indignation, revenge and
the fallen state of
mankind. It is one of the
most famous and
acclaimed of Blake’s
poems.
4 A POISON TREE

12. The Lamb is one of the most
important poems in Songs of
Innocence. It’s parallel in Songs of
Experience is Blake’s most famous
poem, The Tyger. The Lamb is
regarded as a poem on
Christianity.
The lamb is a common metaphor
for Jesus Christ, who is also called
“The Lamb of God”. The tone of
the poem is innocent, simple and
reassuring; though it focuses on
the deep and complex theme of
the nature of creation.
5 THE LAMB

13. This watercolour with pen and ink is one
of around 80 biblical topics
commissioned by Blake’s patron Thomas
Butts, a civil servant. It depicts the
moment Mary Magdalene visited the
tomb of Jesus after the crucifixion and
found two angels hovering where the
body had lain. Blake’s imagery comes
from the Old Testament book of Exodus,
when the Israelites make a “mercy seat”
flanked by golden angels. The colours
are so delicate that the picture is almost
monochrome. Aged eight, Blake told his
mother he had seen a tree full of angels
“bespangling every bough like stars”.
The vision occurred on Peckham Rye,
one of south-east London’s more
ethereal green spaces.
5th famous pictures
1.Picturs

17. Biography link
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