Amerika, een profetie Pl.11
1793
William Blake’s wild page from America, a Prophecy is basically a revolutionary fever dream captured in ink and watercolor. Written in 1793, this isn't your typical history lesson; Blake mixes the American Revolution with apocalyptic biblical imagery, calling upon 'Thirteen Angels' and mentioning real-life rebels like Washington and Paine. The text dances across a stormy blue sky, while below, a dark, churning earth swallows a tiny, vulnerable figure. Blake invented his own 'illuminated printing' method to create these, acting as poet, painter, and printer all at once to ensure his radical vision stayed perfectly intact.
- Technique
- Relief etching with hand coloring
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