London (1955)

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London (1955)

Student Commentary:

In this image from the “experience” section of Songs of Innocence and of Experience (1955 facsimile), an old man with a long beard and a dirty robe walks through the streets of, presumably, London. He is using a crutch, as well as getting assistance from a small boy. The streets are dim and dirty. A beam of light shines down upon the old man and the boy. In the bottom sector of the plate, a man clothed in green warms his hands by a raging fire. The smoke billows up into the top half of the plate.

The coloring and impact of this image should be compared to that of other reproductions in the library’s collections, made by different hands or from different original copies.

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William Blake@Union Digital Collection