Art, Symbol & Imagination
Albion before the Crucified Christ
A pale figure with outstretched arms stands below a dark crucified body suspended among branches. Fine rays spread from the upper figure’s head into the surrounding darkness. The design sets Albion’s responding gesture beneath Christ’s cruciform body at the opening of the poem’s final chapter.
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William Blake. "Albion before the Crucified Christ" [editorial title]. In Jerusalem: The Emanation of the Giant Albion, William Blake. Undated supplied facsimile, undated edition. Source scan leaf 157. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0270-0077
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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. Albion before the Crucified Christ. Jerusalem: The Emanation of the Giant Albion. Scan leaf 157. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0270-0077