Art, Symbol & Imagination
Albion and His Tormentors
A reclining muscular body lies beneath several figures who lean and reach over it. Great curved wings or draperies enclose the group below a block of verse. The design is catalogued as Albion and his tormentors, giving the crowded encounter its place in Blake’s epic of division and awakening.
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William Blake. "Albion and His Tormentors" [editorial title]. In Jerusalem: The Emanation of the Giant Albion, William Blake. Undated supplied facsimile, undated edition. Source scan leaf 55. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0270-0026
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
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. Albion and His Tormentors. Jerusalem: The Emanation of the Giant Albion. Scan leaf 55. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0270-0026