William Blake Birthday, Real Name, Age, Weight, Height, Family, Facts, Death Cause, Contact Details, Wife, Affairs, Bio & More
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PERSONAL INFORMATION
REAL NAME
William Blake
NICK NAMES
William Blake
BIRTHDAY
BORN ON DAY
Monday
BIRTHPLACE
Soho, London, England, United Kingdom
DIED AT AGE
69 Years 8 Months 14 Days
DEATHDATE
August 12, 1827
DEATHPLACE
Charing Cross, London, England, United Kingdom
CAUSE OF DEATH
Natural Causes
NATIONALITY
PROFESSION
ZODIAC
SAGITTARIUS
ALSO NOTED FOR
Painter and Printmaker
Physical Stats
CHEST
N/A
BICEPS
N/A
WAIST
N/A
HEIGHT
N/A
WEIGHT
N/A
William Blake Family Members
Parents
MOTHER
Catherine Wright Armitage Blake
William Blake Marriage, Affairs and Children
SPOUSE
Catherine Blake (1782-1827)
Fame & Address
DEBUT
FAMOUS FROM/AS
ADDRESS
United Kingdom
Education, Net Worth & More
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Some Lesser Known Facts About William Blake
- People thinks about him that he is abnormal or insane during his lifetime and he becomes famous after his death.
- At the age of 10, he left the school and studied at home. He mostly enrolled himself in the drawing class.
- In 1783 his first book of poems named Poetical Sketches was published.
- He married a girl who can't even read and write and spent most of the time to teach her.
- One of the best-written poem by him in 1804 named Jerusalem which is now a song and became a hymn.
- He was ranked at the number 38 in BBC's poll of the 100 Greatest Britons.
- He was also famous relief etching this was invented by him. He together printed the texts and images. Some of his works are The Book of Thel, Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Jerusalem, and The Marriage of Heaven and Hell.
- After attending the drawing school at the age of 14 he started his training from James Basire (English engraver) for 7 years, he became the professional engraver at the age of 21 and from this engraving, he spent his lifetime.
- During his lifetime he lived in poverty and this engraving never took him out of poverty but after his death, his masterpiece became really famous, one of his masterpieces was 'Book of Job'
- He said that he 'experience visions throughout his life' like he saw the god at the age of 4 'put his head to the window' then he saw 'a tree filled with angels, bright angelic wings bespangling every bough like stars' at the age of 10 he also said that he saw his brother's spirit who was dead.
- Did William Blake takes alcohol? NA.
- Was William Blake in the habit of Smoking? NA.
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