... his father's shop. While Blake received very little of a traditional education, he was well versed in Greek and Latin literature, the Bible, and Milton. Blake continued to grow intellectually through the influence of his brother Robert who died by consumption when he was twenty. After he saw his brother's ... but rebelled against the doctrines of its dominating president, Sir Joshua Reynolds. It was at the Royal Academy though, where Blake established relations with John Flaxman and Henry Fuseli whose work served as influences to his own projects. From 1779, Blake served as an engraver f...

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