Fairies

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Fairies

Student Commentary:

In this image from The Song of Los (1975 facsimile), two miniature figures rest upon white lilies. The figure on the left appears female. She has long blond hair and is wearing a long golden gown that is falling off of one of her shoulders as she rests upon the lily. The figure to the right appears male and has a crown and a scepter, indicating some form of royalty. This figure wears a long rust-colored gown with a blue cape. The sky is dark with stars twinkling brightly enough to illuminate the dew on the blades of grass. Exactly what or whom these figures, and the plate as a whole, are meant to represent within The Song of Los is unclear. The next plate does begin, “The Kings of Asia heard / The howl rise up from Europe! / And each ran out from his Web.” That plate, however, also has its own illustration.

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William Blake@Union Digital Collection