William Blake
Dr John Brown, 1735 - 1788. Physician
About this artwork
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title:Dr John Brown, 1735 - 1788. Physician
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accession number:SP IV 23.1
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materials:Line engraving on paper
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date created:Published 1795
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measurements:19.05 x 11.76 cm
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credit line:Given by Sir William Fettes Douglas 1885
William Blake
William Blake
Blake's vivid paintings and prints illustrate his originality as an artist, poet and mystic philosopher. His early apprenticeship with the engraver James Basire introduced him to a wide range of art works through prints. Blake was fascinated by Michelangelo's figures and also by medieval Gothic art. He combined both in…