William Blake [ Art and Literature ]
… Academy. Blake had a close-knit family, many friends, patrons and employers. He was an eclectic reader and sympathized with radical politics as well as with Swedenborgianism. Though his ambitions were thwarted in the emerging market of book selling and publishing, every … and must have realized that this didn’t further the sales of his paintings. He forged friendships that would help with employment and lead to collaboration. His circle of friends included the painter Henry Fuseli (1741-1826), the …
Art | Collecting | Commerce | Conversation | Correspondence | Exhibitions | Friendship | Patronage | Poetry | Salons
Encyclopedia