William Blake: A Study of His Life and Art WorkLangridge, Irene
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William Blake: A Study of His Life and Art Work
Langridge, Irene
Blake, William, 1757-1827
Blake, William, birth, 3;
family history, 4;
birthplace, 3;
his brothers and sister, 4;
marriage, 9;
suggested as tutor to the royal family, 22;
his last sketch, 56;
death, 56;
lived at Green Street, 11;
Broad Street, 14;
Poland Street, 15;
Lambeth, 21;
Felpham, 24;
South Molton Street, 29;
Temple, 50;
his hatred of oppression, 16;
visions of his brother, 17;
his kind-heartedness, 22;
trial for sedition, 29;
influence over younger men, 47, 52;
his circle of friends, 48, 52, 54;
his surroundings in later years, 50;
his appearance, 51, 54;
German eulogy, 54;
learns Italian, 54;
his poverty, 82;
his exhibition, 40;
criticisms on painting and poetry, 40;
his artistic affinities, 41;
his aim in art, 7;
his literary affinities, 37;
views on contemporary artists, 20, 46;
justifies his mode of representation, 165;
his inability to depict Christ, 145, 190;
his intuitive system of belief, 61;
his detachment from his age, 61;
his view of humanity, 65, 66.
Bouchier, Catherine, married to Blake, 9;
her character, 10;
her death, 56;
her assistance in printing, 83.
Calvert, Edward, friendship with Blake, 52.
_Canterbury Pilgrims, The_ (Blake's), designed, 37;
completed, 38;
exhibited, 40.
_See_ Stothard, Thomas.
_Canterbury Pilgrims, The_ (Engraving), issued, 44;
discussed, 176.
Coleridge, S. T., meeting with Blake, 47.
Cowper, engravings for Hayley's Life of, 31.
Cromek, R. H., his relations with Blake, 35-37, 39.
Dante, illustrations to the _Divina Commedia_ of, 54;
discussed, 180.
_David delivered out of Deep Waters_, 190.
_Death of Earl Godwin_, 8.
_Death's Door_, development of the design of, 91, 96.
_Descriptive Catalogue_ of Blake's exhibition, 40, 77, 82, 165, 172,
178, 192.
_Designs, The Large Book of_, 120.
_Designs, The Small Book of_, 120.
Education, Blake's early, 4.
Ellis and Yeats, Commentary on Blake, 1, 3, 16, 22, 30, 49, 57, 60, 71.
_Elohim Creating Adam, The_, 171.
_Europe_, 23;
described, 110.
Exhibitions of Blake's works, (1809), 40;
(1904), 159.
Felpham, residence at, 24, 179;
early enjoyment of, 25;
subsequent unhappiness at, 27.
Flaxman, J., introduction to, 8;
aid from, 12, 23;
correspondence with, 25.
_Flight into Egypt, The_, 167.
_French Revolution, The_, 17.
Fresco, Blake's use of the term, 38.
Fuseli, Blake's friendship with, 8, 17, 50;
his appreciation of Blake, 11, 38, 50.
_Gates of Paradise, The_, 23;
described, 93.
_Ghost of Abel, The_, 17.
_Ghost of a Flea_, 49.
Gilchrist's _Life of Blake_, 1, 9, 32, 50, 51, 55.
_Glad Day_, 179.
Gothic influences, 5, 151.
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