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William Blake - Portrait of Willam Blake
This is an etching copied from Thomas Phillips' "Portrait of Blake" painted in 1807.
The original of this portrait of William Blake hangs in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Definition of NIMBI
Nimbus \Nim"bus\, n.; pl. L. Nimbi, E. Nimbuses. [L., a rain storm, a rain cloud, the cloudshaped which enveloped the gods when they appeared on earth.]
1. (Fine Arts) A circle, or disk, or any indication of radiant light around the heads of divinities, saints, and sovereigns, upon medals, pictures, etc.; a halo.
Note: ``The nimbus is of pagan origin.'' ``As an atribute of power, the nimbus is often seen attached to the heads of evil spirits.'' --Fairholl.
From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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