Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Great Figure above the Kneeling Man
An immense human form stretches across the upper half of a dark page. Below it, a smaller figure bends beside a great book or folded surface. Blake uses the difference in scale and the strained poses to give the scene a feeling of bodily and mental oppression.
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William Blake. "The Great Figure above the Kneeling Man" [editorial title]. In Jerusalem: The Emanation of the Giant Albion, William Blake. Undated supplied facsimile, undated edition. Source scan leaf 107. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0270-0052
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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 Great Figure above the Kneeling Man. Jerusalem: The Emanation of the Giant Albion. Scan leaf 107. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0270-0052