William Blake

(1757-1827)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Blake, William, 1757-1827 NRA: Blake William (1757-1827) Poet Painter and Engraver DNB: Blake, William (1757–1827), engraver, artist, and poet LBT ID: WiBlake1827 VIAF ID: 54144439 LOC ID: n78095331	B/BAP: 1757-11-28 DIED: 1827-08-12
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English poet, engraver, painter, and prophet; his first illuminated book, Songs of Innocence, was published in 1789.