William Blake’s “Jerusalem,” plate 6
- Title
- William Blake’s “Jerusalem,” plate 6
- Collection
- Caltech Images Collection
- Series
- Rare Book Photographs
- Identifier
- RB-WB1950-1
- Extents
- 1 photographs
- Abstract
- Blake’s last great epic poem was engraved by the author on 100 copper plates. In this image, a black specter hovers over the figure of Los (anagram for Sol), who regularly appears in Blake’s mythological pantheon as a smith and a creative force. The Archives’copy is number 43 of a limited facsimile edition of 516 prints by the Trianon Press, 1950. George W. Housner book collection.