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William Blake

In his 1793 engraving, the poet and artist finds a novel solution to getting to the moon: a really big ladder

Exhibition dates: 11th September 2019 - 2nd February 2020 Visited October 2019 posted February 2020 Curators: Martin Myrone, Senior Curator, pre-1800 British Art, and Amy Concannon, Curator, British Art 1790-1850 Room 3 continued... Patronage and independence Installation views of the exhibition William Blake at Tate Britain, London showing twelve large colour prints…

This watercolor copy after Phillips's portrait of Blake, now in the National Portrait Gallery, London, was included by Thomas Butts in his portfolio containing Blake's twenty-one illustrations to the Book of Job.

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William Blake - Joy

WILLIAM BLAKE. “To See a World in a Grain of Sand, And a Heaven in a Wild Flower, Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand And Eternity in an hour.”

From "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell" In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy. Drive your cart and your plow over the bones of the dead. The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom. Prudence is a rich ugly old maid courted by Incapacity. He who desires but acts not, breeds pestilence. The cut worm forgives the plow. Dip him in the river who loves water. A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees. He whose face gives no light, shall never become a star. Eternity is…