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By the way – this is a life mask, not a death mask. One of the reasons why Blake is looking so grim here is that he had two straws stuck up his nose so that he could breathe while his head was being covered in plaster!
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I agree stubbs
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Blake was indeed very much alive when this cast was taken: https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw00611/William-Blake
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