Lives of Blake by Henry Crabb Robinson Paperback Book

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This publication presents contemporary writings about William Blake, some published here for the first time.

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William Blake (1757-1827), hailed as "the glorious luminary" by William Rossetti, is one of the great mystics in the history of Western art. His hallucinatory paintings, watercolours and in particular the illustrations he made for his books of poetry are instantly recognisable, and have inspired generations of artists in his wake. Although he was largely ignored by his contemporaries, or derided as mad, a number of perceptive critics and commentators took great interest in both the man and his work. This volume brings together some of the most illuminating writings by people who knew Blake, and brings this astonishing visionary to life. They include the frank cultural appraisal, by the hugely perceptive diarsit Crabb Robinson, never before published in full in English, and the first full biography by Blake's friend and fellow artist John Thomas Smith. Martin Myrone is Lead Curator, British Art to 1800, at the Tate. In 2019 he presented the biggest exhibition of Blake's works seen for over quarter of a century. His exhibitions at Tate Britain also include Gothic Nightmares: Fuseli, Blake and the Romantic Imagination (2006), William Blake's 1809 Exhibition (2009) John Martin: Apocalypse (2011) and British Folk Art (2014). 63 colour illustrations

Author Biography

Martin Myrone is Lead Curator for British Art to 1800 at the Tate. In 2019 he will present the biggest exhibition of Blake's works seen for over 25 years. His previous exhibitions at Tate Britain include Gothic Nightmares: Fuseli, Blake and the Romantic Imagination (2006), William Blake's 1809 Exhibition (2009) John Martin: Apocalypse (2011–12) and British Folk Art (2014).

Table of Contents

IntroductionMARTIN MYRONEp. 7Reminiscences of Blake, 1809-27HENRY CRABB ROBINSONp. 27William Blake: Artist, Poet, and Religious Mystic, 1810HENRY CRABB ROBINSONp. 71Biographical Sketch of Blake, 1828JOHN THOMAS SMITHp. 119Preliminary to theLife of William Blake, 'Pictor Ignotus', 1863ALEXANDER GILCHRISTp. 173List of illustrationsp. 188

Review

"The London publishing house Pallas Athene has come up with the very welcome and worthwhile project of assembling English translations of early biographies of artists in an easily accessible publication." - Historians of Netherlands Art Reviews

Details ISBN1843681781 Author Martin Myrone Year 2019 ISBN-10 1843681781 ISBN-13 9781843681786 Pages 192 Format Paperback Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Publication Date 2019-10-01 UK Release Date 2019-10-01 Publisher Pallas Athene Publishers Edited by Martin Myrone Illustrations 63 Illustrations, color AU Release Date 2019-10-01 NZ Release Date 2019-10-01 Imprint Pallas Athene Publishers Series Lives of the Artists DEWEY 759.2 Audience General We've got this

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