In Tate Britain Gallery hangs a small painting by the 18th-century poet and artist William Blake known as “The Ghost of a Flea.” Blake claimed he was inspired to create the painting after encountering, in a vision, a terrifying entity that introduced itself as “The Ghost of a Flea” and posed for him as he sketched it.

Bruce Dickinson’s fifth solo album, “The Chemical Wedding,” uses “The Ghost of a Flea” as cover art. The record also draws inspiration from other works of William Blake, featuring sung and spoken excerpts of his works and poetry, such as “And did those feet in ancient time” on the track “Jerusalem.”

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