At his time of death, William Blake was penniless, and largely unheard of. The publication of Alexander Gilchrist’s biography of the poet and painter in the 1860s, featuring his writings and artworks, ...

William Blake was a bit of a nut. That’s partly why we like him so much. The great British Romantic artist, whose lifespan (1757-1827) roughly corresponded with that of mad King George III ...

This etching of a small face may be one of William Blake's earliest engravings. © Bodleian Libraries / University of Oxford Experts have discovered that doodles ...

Was William Blake, long regarded as one of the greatest English artists and poets, actually Irish? The idea may come as a shock to those who sing Blake’s words to what has become England’s ...