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English: Plate from The Song of Los, copy B, in the collection of the Library of Congress. Leaf size 32.0 x 24.0 cm.
LoC information

Reference: Rosenwald 1808

The song of Los. Lambeth, Printed by W. Blake, 1795. 8 p.; 33 cm.


This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: The LoC scan was very dark, so I lightened it somewhat. It also had an obvious scanner error, which I edited out..

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Source Library of Congress
Author
William Blake  (1757–1827)  wikidata:Q41513 s:en:Author:William Blake q:en:William Blake
 
William Blake
Alternative names
W. Blake; Uil'iam Bleik; Blake
Description English-British painter, poet, theologian, collector, printmaker and illustrator
Date of birth/death 28 November 1757 Edit this at Wikidata 12 August 1827 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death London Edit this at Wikidata London Edit this at Wikidata
Work location
London; Felpham Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q41513
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Blake's frontispiece to The Song of Los (1795), showing Urizen presiding over the decline of morality

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Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current22:35, 22 January 2013Thumbnail for version as of 22:35, 22 January 20132,209 × 2,877 (3.88 MB)Adam CuerdenFrom LoC itself
18:50, 1 November 2009Thumbnail for version as of 18:50, 1 November 2009356 × 476 (29 KB)DurovaReverted to version as of 20:11, 1 March 2007 One doesn't do this lightly with a major artist.
22:20, 18 October 2009Thumbnail for version as of 22:20, 18 October 2009703 × 923 (204 KB)Petropoxy (Lithoderm Proxy)Better version of the same image from the same copy.
20:11, 1 March 2007Thumbnail for version as of 20:11, 1 March 2007356 × 476 (29 KB)JaqenCategory:William Blake en:Image:William blake-song of los.jpeg

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