![A Warring Angel [recto], William Blake, c. 1780](https://api.nga.gov/iiif/cf1212c2-55b6-4c3e-ac70-6bc0db48154a/full/!1600,1600/0/default.jpg)
William BlakeVerenigd Koninkrijk, 1757–1827A Warring Angel [recto]
Mag men het zien?
Ontvangt momenteel niet
National Gallery of Art
Washington D.C., Verenigde Staten
Het hoort bij de collectie, maar is momenteel niet tentoongesteld.
- Gecontroleerd
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- Ongewijzigd sinds
- 19 aug 2026
- Bron
- De eigen collectiegegevens van het museum
Gegevens
- Inventarisnummer
- 1943.3.9003.a
What it shows
In de catalogus
Bronnen
- National Gallery of Art: the museum's own open data · opgehaald 6 dagen geleden
- Afbeelding: National Gallery of Art — Museum open access
Intussen, in het leven van William Blake
Het hele leven1757–1782 · Woonplaats
Broadwick Street
augustus 1779 · Opleiding
Royal Academy of Arts
1781
Meets Catherine Boucher
In 1781, recovering from a relationship that had ended in a refusal of his marriage proposal, Blake told the story of his heartbreak to Catherine Boucher and her parents and asked whether she pitied him. When she said yes, he declared: “Then I love you.”
juli 1782 – augustus 1782 · Woonplaats
Battersea
18 August 1782
Marries Catherine Boucher
On 18 August 1782, at St Mary's Church, Battersea, Blake married Catherine Boucher, who was five years his junior; illiterate, she signed the marriage contract with an X. The marriage was successful, and Catherine became his “partner in both life and work”, working as an engraver and colourist.
augustus 1782 – 1784 · Woonplaats
Green Street
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![Wreath of Laurel, Palm, and Juniper with a Scroll inscribed Virtutem Forma Decorat [reverse], Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1474/1478](https://api.nga.gov/iiif/ff62e8d0-45c4-498f-ad36-6358de827e04/full/!2400,2400/0/default.jpg)
