William BlakeBritish, 1757–1827War
May one see it?
Yes, receiving visitors
Harvard Art Museums
Room3500, floor 3, Special Exhibitions GalleryCambridge, United States
On public display.
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- 4 days ago
- In this state since
- Sep 27, 2026
- Source
- The museum's own collection data
Particulars
- Accession number
- 1943.402
In the catalog
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- Harvard Art Museums: the museum's own open data · fetched 4 days ago
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Meanwhile, in the life of William Blake
The whole lifeSeptember 1800 – September 1803 · Workplace
Felpham
August 1803
A fight with the soldier Schofield and a trial at Chichester
In August 1803 Blake was involved in a physical altercation with a soldier, John Schofield, and was charged not only with assault but with uttering seditious and treasonable expressions against the King; Schofield claimed that Blake had exclaimed “Damn the king. The soldiers are all slaves.” Blake was cleared at the Chichester assizes.
September 1803 – October 1803 · Residence
Broadwick Street
October 1803 – 1820 · Residence
South Molton Street
1804
Returns to London and begins “Jerusalem”
In 1804 Blake returned to London and began to write and illustrate “Jerusalem: The Emanation of the Giant Albion” (1804–20), his most ambitious work.
after 1804
Cromek cheats Blake; Stothard gets the commission
Having conceived the idea of portraying the characters of Chaucer's “Canterbury Tales”, Blake approached the dealer Robert Cromek with a view to marketing an engraving; Cromek, thinking Blake too eccentric to produce a popular work, promptly commissioned Blake's friend Thomas Stothard instead. When Blake learned he had been cheated, he broke off contact with Stothard.
