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William Blake (28 November 1757 – 12 August 1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his life, Blake has become a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual art of the Romantic Age.
Jun 26, 2021 · His wife Catherine once commented: "I see very little of my husband, he's always in paradise." These divine and mind-bending experiences informed Blake's world view and inspired his deeply...
Oct 25, 2024 · William Blake - Marriage, Catherine Boucher, Poetry: In 1781 Blake fell in love with Catherine Sophia Boucher (1762–1831), the pretty, illiterate daughter of an unsuccessful market gardener from the farm village of Battersea across the River Thames from London.
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Catherine Blake (née Boucher; 25 April 1762 – 18 October 1831) was the wife of the poet, painter, and engraver William Blake, and a vital presence and assistant throughout his life.
Sep 7, 2019 · Catherine Blake’s unacknowledged contribution to the artist’s work is celebrated in a new show at Tate Britain
Marriage. In 1791, Blake fell in love with Catherine Boucher, an illiterate and poor woman from Battersea across the Thames. The marriage proved a real meeting of mind and spirit. Blake taught his wife to read and write, and freely shared his inner and outer experiences.
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Oct 29, 2022 · William Blake (1757 – 1827) was an English painter, print maker, poet, radical and visionary. He was born and died in London and lived there all his life, apart from a short period (1800-04) when he and his wife, Catherine, moved to Felpham, a village in the southern English county of Sussex.
