Art, Symbol & Imagination
Los with the Lamp at the Doorway
A cloaked figure steps into a dark arched doorway with a bright lamp held low at his side. Fine marks follow the arch and the folds of his garment. The frontispiece identifies the book’s entry into vision through Los, Blake’s figure of creative imagination.
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William Blake. "Los with the Lamp at the Doorway" [editorial title]. In Jerusalem: The Emanation of the Giant Albion, William Blake. Undated supplied facsimile, undated edition. Source scan leaf 7. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/blake-jerusalem-lamp-doorway
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William Blake. Los with the Lamp at the Doorway. Jerusalem: The Emanation of the Giant Albion. Scan leaf 7. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/blake-jerusalem-lamp-doorway