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CATALOGUE OF BLAKE'S ENGRAVED DESIGNS
other side, right, is the fagade of a Gothic cathedral. One of Jeru-
salem's daughters clasps with her hand the arm of a nude figure who
hovers in the air pointing upward. Text above.
See reproduction, Plate 69.
413. Page 33. In the middle of the text, Uriaen (" the Ploughman ")
ploughing with human-headed bulls.
414. Page 35. The Birth of Eve.
Christ, seen from behind, hangs in the air with arms outstretched,
looking down on Eve who issues from Adam's side and ga2;es up at
him. Flames stream up on all sides.
See reproduction, Plate 70.
415. Page 36, Above the text, Los about to hammer the sun on his anvil.
At the right a figure turns away, as if blinded by the light.
416. Page 37. Christ supports the fainting body of Albion. At the
left the Palm of Suffering; at the right the Oak of Weeping (p. 59,
1. 6). Below the design is a winged globe, separating it from the
lower design, where Albion lies, face upwards, on the Rock of Ages,
while his bat-like Spectre hovers over him. Sun, moon, and stars
shine above the sea. Lines of text between the two designs.
See reproduction, Plate 71.
(See p. 48 of the poem for the lines illustrated, and compare The
Four Zoas, Night II, 1. 206: Now Man was come to the Palm tree
and to the Oak of Weeping ... and he sunk down from the supporting
arms of the Eternal Saviour.)
417. Page 38. In the left margin spring intertwining fibres ; in the right
margin, vegetative forms, in which two human shapes are growing.
418. Page 39. A man, bald and bearded, riding a winged horse which
flies through the sky. He draws a bow to shoot, placing his right foot
between the bow and the string. Behind him two other bows appear,
both drawn to the same tension. The other archers are invisible,
but the necks of two other horses just appear. This design is above
the text. Below it is a great sun setting behind a hill.
See reproduction, Plate 72.
This is usually described as a man drawing a triple bow. But he
is certainly drawing only one bow; and two other horses seem
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other side, right, is the fagade of a Gothic cathedral. One of Jeru-
salem's daughters clasps with her hand the arm of a nude figure who
hovers in the air pointing upward. Text above.
See reproduction, Plate 69.
413. Page 33. In the middle of the text, Uriaen (" the Ploughman ")
ploughing with human-headed bulls.
414. Page 35. The Birth of Eve.
Christ, seen from behind, hangs in the air with arms outstretched,
looking down on Eve who issues from Adam's side and ga2;es up at
him. Flames stream up on all sides.
See reproduction, Plate 70.
415. Page 36, Above the text, Los about to hammer the sun on his anvil.
At the right a figure turns away, as if blinded by the light.
416. Page 37. Christ supports the fainting body of Albion. At the
left the Palm of Suffering; at the right the Oak of Weeping (p. 59,
1. 6). Below the design is a winged globe, separating it from the
lower design, where Albion lies, face upwards, on the Rock of Ages,
while his bat-like Spectre hovers over him. Sun, moon, and stars
shine above the sea. Lines of text between the two designs.
See reproduction, Plate 71.
(See p. 48 of the poem for the lines illustrated, and compare The
Four Zoas, Night II, 1. 206: Now Man was come to the Palm tree
and to the Oak of Weeping ... and he sunk down from the supporting
arms of the Eternal Saviour.)
417. Page 38. In the left margin spring intertwining fibres ; in the right
margin, vegetative forms, in which two human shapes are growing.
418. Page 39. A man, bald and bearded, riding a winged horse which
flies through the sky. He draws a bow to shoot, placing his right foot
between the bow and the string. Behind him two other bows appear,
both drawn to the same tension. The other archers are invisible,
but the necks of two other horses just appear. This design is above
the text. Below it is a great sun setting behind a hill.
See reproduction, Plate 72.
This is usually described as a man drawing a triple bow. But he
is certainly drawing only one bow; and two other horses seem
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