... by his mother. His parents encouraged him to collect prints of Italian masters, and in 1767, Blake was sent to Henry Pars' Drawing school. When he was 14 years old, Blake was apprenticed for seven years to a well-known engraver, James Basire. During those years Blake spent most of his free time in reading and trying his hand in poetry. He was ... the Book of Job. William Blake died on August 12, 1827. He was buried in unmarked grave at the public cemetery of Bunhill Fields. As it is stated in his biography, William Blake was not just a poet, but also a painter, engraver, and visionary m...

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