William Blake
Dr John Brown, 1735 - 1788. Physician
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artist:
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title:Dr John Brown, 1735 - 1788. Physician
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date created:Published 1795
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materials:Line engraving on paper
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measurements:19.05 x 11.76 cm
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credit line:Given by Sir William Fettes Douglas 1885
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accession number:SP IV 23.1
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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…
