Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Morning Comes: The Figure on the Rocks
A nude figure sits on a rocky ledge with head lifted towards a break in the clouds. Small creatures and curling forms frame the verse below. The opening words announce morning and the decay of night, linking the bodily pose with the poem’s language of release.
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William Blake. "The Morning Comes: The Figure on the Rocks" [editorial title]. In America: A Prophecy, William Blake. Undated supplied facsimile, undated edition. Source scan leaf 21. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0268-0010
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A facsimile reproduction of William Blake’s illuminated book. Lettering and imagery are preserved together where they form a unified plate.
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William Blake. The Morning Comes: The Figure on the Rocks. America: A Prophecy. Scan leaf 21. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0268-0010