He used the newly discovered plates as a sketch pad, filling them with ... “If it is indeed the work of William Blake, these engravings reveal previously unknown insights into the artistic ...
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 James Basire, the antiquarian ...