Name/Title
Chaucer's Canterbury PilgrimsEntry/Object ID
5001Description
Procession of characters on horseback with countryside and gothic arch in background; labeled "Chaucer's Canterbury Pilgrims" at bottom of image.Context
William Blake, though not well recognized during his lifetime, is now perhaps the most well known artist of the British Romantic Era. He is remembered for both his poetry as well as his drawings and paintings. While he illustrated his own poems, he also spent a large portion of his career producing illustrations of famous writer’s works. Some may call this “fan art,” seeing as how he was (at the time) considered an amateur creating this art for his own enjoyment. Therefore, this piece is typical of Blake’s work, as it is an image of Geoffrey Chaucer’s “The Canterbury Tales:” twenty-four short stories about a pilgrimage across England written in the late middle ages.Acquisition
Notes
Collection of DePaul Art MuseumEthnography
Notes
England
Europe, EnglandDimensions
Dimension Description
wholeWidth
20 cmLength
56 cm