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John Gabriel Stedman
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John Gabriel Stedman was a Dutch-British army officer and writer best known for writing The Narrative of a Five Years Expedition against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam. This narrative covers his expe
Portrait of Stedman standing over a maroon after the capture of the Surinamese village of Gado Saby from the frontispiece of his Narrative
Portrait of Stedman standing over a maroon after the capture of the Surinamese village of Gado Saby from the frontispiece of his Narrative
An Arawak woman, wearing a loincloth of woven beads, from Stedman's Narrative.
An Arawak woman, wearing a loincloth of woven beads, from Stedman's Narrative.
Illustration of a Dutch plantation owner and slave from William Blake's illustrations of the work of Stedman's work first published in 1792-1794
Illustration of a Dutch plantation owner and slave from William Blake's illustrations of the work of Stedman's work first published in 1792-1794
"A Negro Hung Alive by the Ribs to a Gallows," by William Blake, originally published in Stedman's Narrative
"A Negro Hung Alive by the Ribs to a Gallows," by William Blake, originally published in Stedman's Narrative
William Blake
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William Blake was an English poet, painter and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his life, Blake has become a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual art of the Romantic Age. What
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…Europe's foremost radicals. His publisher, Johnson, was imprisoned in 1797 for printing the political writings of Gilbert Wakefield. Johnson commissioned William Blake and Francesco Bartolozzi to create engravings for the Narrative. Blake engraved sixteen images for the book and delivered them in December 1792 and…
Portrait of William Blake by Thomas Phillips, 1807
Portrait of William Blake by Thomas Phillips, 1807
28 Broad Street (now Broadwick Street) in an illustration of 1912. Blake was born here and lived here until he was 25. The house was demolished in 196
28 Broad Street (now Broadwick Street) in an illustration of 1912. Blake was born here and lived here until he was 25. The house was demolished in 1965.
The archetype of the Creator is a familiar image in Blake's work. Here, the demiurgic figure Urizen prays before the world he has forged. The Song of
The archetype of the Creator is a familiar image in Blake's work. Here, the demiurgic figure Urizen prays before the world he has forged. The Song of Los is the third in a series of illuminated books painted by Blake and his wife, collectively known as the Continental Prophecies.
Oberon, Titania and Puck with Fairies Dancing (1786)
Oberon, Titania and Puck with Fairies Dancing (1786)