Title: William Blake’s “Jerusalem,” plate 6
Original Format: photograph: print
Description: 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.
Collection: Rare Books
Caltech Archives ID: RB-WB1950-1
