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English: The Man Who Taught Blake Painting in his Dreams counterproof after c1819-20

After William Blake (1757‑1827)

The Man Who Taught Blake Painting in his Dreams (counterproof)

Dateafter c.1819-20

MediumGraphite on paper

Dimensionssupport: 296 x 235 mm

Tate

AcquisitionBequeathed by Miss Alice G.E. Carthew 1940

Reference N05187

View this artwork by appointment, at Tate Britain's Prints and Drawings Rooms

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The title of this image suggests that it may be a type of visionary self-portrait. The marks on the forehead are reminiscent of phrenological divisions, and seem to correspond to areas associated with observation and intuition, among others.

This picture is thought to belong to the series of visionary heads Blake produced for John Varley (see Head of the Ghost of a Flea and the showcase, both nearby). James Deville, who made a cast of Blake’s head, also studied Varley, declaring that the astrologer ‘believed nearly all he heard, and all he read’.
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Source Blake Archive + self http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/blake-the-man-who-taught-blake-painting-in-his-dreams-counterproof-n05187
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William Blake  (1757–1827)  wikidata:Q41513 s:en:Author:William Blake q:en:William Blake
 
William Blake
Alternative names
W. Blake; Uil'iam Bleik; Blake
Description English-British painter, poet, theologian, collector, printmaker and illustrator
Date of birth/death 28 November 1757 Edit this at Wikidata 12 August 1827 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death London London
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London; Felpham Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q41513

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