Blake and John Linnell
Abstract
John Linnell's effect on the later work of William Blake is well established. Blake's possible influence on Linnell is rarely considered and deserves attention. In the 1820s and 1830s Linnell was a painter of portraits and landscapes in the realistic, Anglo-Dutch manner. In the period immediately after his first meeting with Blake in 1818, however, and then, again, in the 1850s he made landscape paintings with a spiritual significance, using typology to articulate a Protestant vision of the natural world. His best work can be understood as a depiction of the ‘pleasant pastures' and ‘clouded hills' of Blake's poetry.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Moravian Church and William Blake
Historical Art and Culture Studies
Visual Culture and Art Theory
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Baptist Quarterly
- Volume
- 57
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 85–98
- Publication date
- 15 February 2026
- Language
- EN