Art, Symbol & Imagination
Los and His Spectre at the Forge
A seated or bending smith occupies a small anvil while an immense dark winged presence spreads over him. Bands of handwritten verse and curling clouds fill the upper field. Museum catalogues identify the design as Los and his Spectre, joining creative labour with its threatening shadow.
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William Blake. "Los and His Spectre at the Forge" [editorial title]. In Jerusalem: The Emanation of the Giant Albion, William Blake. Undated supplied facsimile, undated edition. Source scan leaf 17. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/blake-jerusalem-forge-and-anvil
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William Blake. Los and His Spectre at the Forge. Jerusalem: The Emanation of the Giant Albion. Scan leaf 17. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/blake-jerusalem-forge-and-anvil