William Blake (1757-1827) was a British poet, painter, visionary mystic, and engraver, who illustrated and printed his own books. Blake proclaimed the supremacy of the imagination over the rationalism and materialism of the 18th- century.
Jim Morrison was a great fan of William Blake, by the way.
* http://www.blakearchive.org/ * http://www.online-literature.com/blake/ * Wikipedia:William_Blake