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INSPIREDBYBLAKE
Blake's paintings and prints were revolutionary, and have remained as iconic as his poetry.
 'Newton', 1795–1805'Newton' was first completed in 1795, but reworked and reprinted in 1805. It depicts scientist Isaac Newton, whom Blake despised for his views on religion and God. |  'The Ancient of Days', 1794This piece was originally published as the frontispiece to Blake's 1794 work, 'Europe: a Prophecy', and features Blake's mythological character Urizen. |  Oberon, Titania and Puck'Oberon, Titania and Puck with Fairies Dancing' depicts the last scene of Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer's Night's Dream'. Illustrations from Shakespeare were very popular in the 1780s. |
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 The Great Red Dragon...One of a series of paintings on this subject, this work is fully titled 'The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed in Sun'. The dragon is described in the Book of Revelation. |  NebuchadnezzarAdapted from an earlier print, this work depicts King Nebuchadnezzar II from the Book of Daniel, who lost his mind because of his pride. |  Songs of Innocence and Experience'Songs of Innocence and of Experience; Showing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul' is one of Blake's best known collections of poetry, published in 1794. This is the illuminated frontispiece. |
 'London' poem, illustratedBlake's illuminations throughout 'Songs of Innocence and Experience' give a rich texture to reading these poems. |  The Sick RoseOne of the most well known Blake poems, The Sick Rose, shows Blake's combination of printing and watercolour very prettily. |  Infant JoyMany poems in 'Songs of Innocence and Experience' have a parallel poem in each part of the text. 'Infant Joy', shown here, is taken from 'Songs of Innocence' has a companion poem 'Infant Sorrow' in 'Songs of Experience'. |
 On Another's SorrowBlake's revolutionary method of printing allowed him to create pages which combined text and image to great effect. |
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