William blake's portrait in profile, added later to songs of innocence and experience. (the note at the bottom of the page is dated 1863). Date: "The original of this watercolour is a miniature, made by Linnell in 1821. This larger version was painted to be engraved as the frontispiece of Alexander Gilchrist's Life of Blake, published in 1863" (National Portrait Gallery, London).
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