Catherine Blake

Catherine Blake (née Catherine Boucher) (25 April 1762 – 18 October 1831) was the wife of the poet, painter and engraver William Blake (1757–1827), and a vital presence and assistant throughout his life as an artist.

Read more about Catherine Blake:  Life, Role in Blake's Art, Role in Literature

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    If thought is life
    And strength & breath,
    And the want
    Of thought is death;

    Then am I
    A happy fly,
    If I live,
    Or if I die.
    —William Blake (1757–1827)