"The Ancient of Days” by William Blake. Image courtesy of Creative Commons . Kit Doyle. April 25, 2018 ...

Since William Blake was so individualistic, portraying in his pieces what he truly felt, there has unsurprisingly been a lot of speculation about his life. Many hold the belief that he was a Freemason ...

“The Ancient of Days,” from "Europe a Prophecy," printed 1795, William Blake (British, 1757–1827), color-printed relief etching in dark brown with pen and black ink, oil, and watercolor ...

William Blake, The First Book of Urizen, plate 4 (detail), 1794, ... shows the ancient Greek figure of Phaeton cast out of the sky for recklessly driving his father’s Helios’s chariot.

William Blake, “The Ancient of Days,” 1794-95, relief etching with watercolor and oil paint. (Richard Caspole) The figure hovers over Eve’s body, laid out flat on the ground in silhouette.

William Blake lived in the cottage for three years with Catherine, during which time he wrote the poem “And did those feet in ancient time,” as a preface to his epic Milton: A Poem in Two Books.

Blake's poem "And did those feet in ancient time", better known as "Jerusalem", is often considered England's unofficial national anthem, while "The Tyger" is a staple of English textbooks.