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Robert Cromek

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About that time Cromek also compiled "RELIQUES OF ROBERT BURNS; Consisting Chiefly of Original Letters, Poems, and Critical Observations on Scottish Songs ". The original edition of 1808 contained a 4-page work by Thomas Stothard, "The Procession of Chaucer's Pilgrims to Canterbury", which did not
76:. Stothard's print became far more popular than Blake's, at least during their lifetimes. It remains unclear whether Blake or Cromek originated this project, but Blake certainly believed that the idea was stolen from him. The incident destroyed the friendship between Blake and Stothard. 61:. Blake had produced the designs, but his sample engraving was considered by Cromek to be too crude to attract subscribers. Cromek then gave the lucrative job of engraving Blake's designs to a rival engraver 34:(1770–1812) was an English engraver, editor, art dealer and entrepreneur who was most active in the early nineteenth century. He is best known for having allegedly cheated 102:
sent in poems of his own authorship, which Cromek included in the collection, even though he may have suspected their real authorship.
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In the early years of the nineteenth century Cromek had supported Blake, and had engraved Blake's design for
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As a savagely humorous comment on these events Blake wrote epigrams attacking Cromek:
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In response, Blake proceeded to create a self-engraved illustration to Chaucer's
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out of the potential profits of his engraving depicting Chaucer's
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in 1806. Cromek later commissioned Blake to illustrate
98:, a collection of Scottish ballads. The aspirant poet 158:"A Biographical Notice of Thomas Hartley Cromek, Esq" 129:
Blake v. Cromek: A Contemporary Ruling, J. B. Mertz,
144:Blake: Complete Writings with variant readings 8: 85:He loves the Art; but 'tis the art to cheat. 83:Cromek loves artists as he loves his meat: 133:, Vol. 99, No. 1 (Aug., 2001), pp. 66-77 122: 146:, Oxford University Press, 1972, p.540 96:Remains of Nithsdale and Galloway Song 7: 14: 23:William Blake's frontispiece to 156:Fowler, James (19 April 1873). 106:appear in some later editions. 90:"O! Mr. Cromek, how do ye do?" 88:A petty sneaking knave I knew-- 51:A Father's Memoirs of his Child 25:A Father's Memoirs of his Child 1: 16:English engraver (1770–1812) 27:(1806), engraved by Cromek. 208: 94:In 1809 Cromek published 109:His son was the artist 92: 28: 111:Thomas Hartley Cromek 81: 47:Benjamin Heath Malkin 32:Robert Hartley Cromek 22: 40:Canterbury Pilgrims 142:Keynes, Geoffrey, 63:Luigi Schiavonetti 29: 192:English engravers 162:Wakefield Express 199: 166: 165: 153: 147: 140: 134: 131:Modern Philology 127: 100:Allan Cunningham 70:Canterbury Tales 207: 206: 202: 201: 200: 198: 197: 196: 172: 171: 170: 169: 155: 154: 150: 141: 137: 128: 124: 119: 89: 87: 86: 84: 74:Thomas Stothard 17: 12: 11: 5: 205: 203: 195: 194: 189: 184: 174: 173: 168: 167: 148: 135: 121: 120: 118: 115: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 204: 193: 190: 188: 185: 183: 180: 179: 177: 163: 159: 152: 149: 145: 139: 136: 132: 126: 123: 116: 114: 112: 107: 103: 101: 97: 91: 80: 77: 75: 71: 66: 64: 60: 56: 52: 48: 43: 41: 37: 36:William Blake 33: 26: 21: 161: 151: 143: 138: 130: 125: 108: 104: 95: 93: 82: 78: 69: 67: 58: 55:Robert Blair 50: 44: 31: 30: 24: 187:1812 deaths 182:1770 births 176:Categories 117:References 59:The Grave 57:'s poem 49:'s 178:: 160:. 113:. 65:. 42:. 164:.

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William Blake
Canterbury Pilgrims
Benjamin Heath Malkin
Robert Blair
Luigi Schiavonetti
Thomas Stothard
Allan Cunningham
Thomas Hartley Cromek
"A Biographical Notice of Thomas Hartley Cromek, Esq"
Categories
1770 births
1812 deaths
English engravers

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