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William Blake — The Thought of Death — Sketch Print

A reclining figure and sweeping lines fill Blake’s original pencil sketch for “The Thought of Death alone, the Fear Destroys”. The complete sheet retains the energy and visible marks of the drawing.

A fine-art giclée reproduction on 200 gsm uncoated paper. The complete original is presented with a white paper border. Choose from the supported print sizes, unframed or in a choice of frames.

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Fine-art print on 200 gsm enhanced matte paper. Measurements are the paper dimensions, including the white border. Framing adds to the overall dimensions. The artwork keeps its approved composition within those margins. White, natural and dark wood frames are ready to hang with plexiglass.

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A reclining figure and sweeping lines fill Blake’s original pencil sketch for “The Thought of Death alone, the Fear Destroys”. The complete sheet retains the energy and visible marks of the drawing.

A fine-art giclée reproduction on 200 gsm uncoated paper. The complete original is presented with a white paper border. Choose from the supported print sizes, unframed or in a choice of frames.

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Artist
William Blake
Artwork
William Blake — The Thought of Death — Sketch Print
Date of work
c. 1795
Museum collection
Cleveland Museum of Art

About William Blake

British · 1757–1827

William Blake was born in London in 1757 and trained as an engraver with James Basire from 1772 to 1779. He then entered the Royal Academy Schools, developing an artistic life that joined image-making with poetry. The practical skills of engraving remained important, giving his imaginative work a foundation in the patient labour of designing and making a printed page.

Blake experimented with relief etching and used it for the illuminated books associated with his poetry. Biblical and literary subjects also supplied figures and stories for his paintings and designs. His art gives thought an unusually physical presence, using the turn of a body or the direction of an arm to make an imagined encounter feel immediate and emotionally clear.

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