Eyes shut, lips sealed, William Blake looms over the start ... For two centuries, since his death in 1827, Blake has reigned over British art’s pantheon of unclassifiable originals.

You may know William Blake as a poet, or even as #38 in the BBC ... Blake sought to marry his art with his poetry and unleash it on the world. To do so, he created an innovative printing process ...

The inscription reads simply: William Blake 1757-1827. Blake was born on 28th November 1757 ... and came to the Abbey to sketch many of the royal tombs and works of art. It was while he was working ...