Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Three Figures beneath the Winged Canopy
A central nude figure stands beneath a canopy formed by two great curved bodies or wings. The flanking companions bend towards the centre while a block of handwritten verse fills the upper page. Blake makes the closely joined group a visual counterpart to the poem’s entangled human and visionary relationships.
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William Blake. "The Three Figures beneath the Winged Canopy" [editorial title]. In Jerusalem: The Emanation of the Giant Albion, William Blake. Undated supplied facsimile, undated edition. Source scan leaf 69. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0270-0033
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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 Three Figures beneath the Winged Canopy. Jerusalem: The Emanation of the Giant Albion. Scan leaf 69. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0270-0033