Frontispiece: America, a Prophecy (1963)

Title

Frontispiece: America, a Prophecy (1963)

Student Commentary:

In this image from America, a Prophecy (1963 facsimile), a winged figure sits naked and chained in the darkness of a rocky landscape. This figure is thought to represent either Orc, Blake’s revolutionary figurehead, or Albion’s Angel, a symbol of the establishment forces. Also in this image is an exhausted-looking mother holding her children on her lap. All figures appear to be naked. It is unclear if the mother and child are related to the winged figure. A toppled cannon lies in the bottom left corner of the image.

Links:

Detailed View of Image at the William Blake Archive

About this Book

Source

William Blake@Union Digital Collection