Art, Symbol & Imagination
Two bowed figures beneath a dark sky
Two figures bow their heads above the poem’s lettering, one leaning forward from a kneeling position and the other curled tightly on the ground. A dark blue background surrounds them. The side-by-side poses make their shared downward movement the central feature of the design.
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William Blake. "Two bowed figures beneath a dark sky" [editorial title]. In The Book of Urizen, William Blake. undated edition. Source scan leaf 19. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/urizen-complete-19
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William Blake. Two bowed figures beneath a dark sky. The Book of Urizen. Scan leaf 19. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/urizen-complete-19