Blake AO3 Flashcards
1
Q
When was Blake first arrested?
A
1783, he and two other artists were arrested and accused of spying, they were finally released once it was verified they were not French spies.
2
Q
What was Blake put on trial for in 1803?
A
For pushing a soldier out of his garden allegedly saying ‘damn the King. All soldiers are slaves.’
3
Q
Blake was a supporter of the Free Love Movement. What was the free love movement?
A
a broad reform that held that all marriage is slavery, and advocated for the removal of all restrictions on sexual activity such as homosexuality, prostitution and adultery
4
Q
When did Blake marry Catherine Boucher?
A
1782, and stayed with her until he died in 1827.
5
Q
When did Blake see his first vision?
A
Aged 4, he saw God at the window
