William BlakeBritish, 1757–1827"Beggar's Opera"
May one see it?
Unknown
Musée de la Musique
Paris, France
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the work
In the museum's own words — in French
Description des éléments : Eau-forte. Cadre en bois doré 17e siècle. 2 ailerons bas gauche et haut gauche manquants.
Musée de la Musique
Particulars
- Accession number
- E.986.1.37
Meanwhile, in the life of William Blake
The whole life1780–1808
Exhibits six times at the Royal Academy
Despite his antagonism towards Reynolds, Blake submitted works to the Royal Academy on six occasions between 1780 and 1808.
1785–1791 · Residence
Poland Street
1788
Invents relief etching
In 1788, aged 31, Blake invented relief etching, or “illuminated printing”: text and designs are drawn on a copper plate in acid-resistant ink and etched so that the protected areas stand in relief, and the printed pages are coloured by hand in watercolours. He used it for most of his well-known works, including “Songs of Innocence and of Experience”, “The Book of Thel”, “The Marriage of Heaven and Hell” and “Jerusalem”.
1791 · Residence
Hercules Buildings
1791
Illustrates Mary Wollstonecraft's “Original Stories from Real Life”
Blake illustrated Mary Wollstonecraft's “Original Stories from Real Life” (2nd edition, 1791). They seem to have shared some views on sexual equality and the institution of marriage, but no evidence is known that they ever met.
