Catherine Blake by Frederick Tatham
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- Catherine Blake by Frederick Tatham
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- This sketch, from The Complete Portraiture of William and Catherine Blake, was made of Catherine Blake by Frederick Tatham in 1828. Frederick Tatham was a sculptor and friend of William and Catherine in the last years of their life together. This sketch shows Catherine as an aged woman in the year after Blake’s death in 1827. There are not many portraits of Catherine; however, compared to other images of her, this one makes her look hardened and frail (she was in her 60s at the time). Not available at the William Blake Archive. Consult the book in Schaffer Library for a detailed view of the image.
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