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Imens i livet hos William Blake
Hele livet1757–1782 · Bopæl
Broadwick Street
august 1779 · Uddannelse
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 – august 1782 · Bopæl
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.
august 1782 – 1784 · Bopæl
Green Street
