Pl. 13 – Le Petit Garçon retrouvé
1789
William Blake brings a touch of the divine to a childhood fear in this illuminated plate from 'Songs of Innocence.' A glowing, haloed figure—representing God appearing as a father—gently leads a small boy by the hand through a dark, wooded path, rescuing him from the 'lonely fen' described in the poem below. Blake didn't just write these verses; he etched, printed, and hand-colored every page himself, creating a unique fusion of visual art and poetry where the image acts as a direct illustration of the spiritual comfort the text describes.
- Technique
- Relief etching and watercolor
- Material
- Paper
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