William Blake 1757-1827: Illustrated Books

Tuesday, January 14, 2020 to Sunday, April 26, 2020
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Library and Archives

Enjoy illustrated books and related prints by this 19th-century English poet, painter and printmaker.

William Blake. “And I Only Am Escaped Alone to Tell Thee,” The Book of Job, 1825.  Facsimile from Colour Versions of William Blake’s Book of Job Designs from the Circle of John Linnell printed by the Trianon Press for the William Blake Trust, 1987.  NGC Library and Archives, Ottawa.

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