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William Blake was born at 28 Broad Street (now Broadwick St.) on November 28, 1757, in Soho, London, the third of the seven children of Blake’s family. His father, James, was hosier, selling stockings and gloves for a living. At the same time, his mother, Catherine Hermitage, was a dedicated housewife that took care of the couple’s seven children, two of whom died in infancy. William, a strong-willed child and a natural prodigy from a young age, frequently absconded from school to wander through London’s streets.

William attended school only long enough to learn to read and write, quit at the age of ten, and was homeschooled by his mother, Catherine Blake. Although the Blakes were English Dissenters, William was baptized in St James’ Church, Piccadilly, London, on December 11.