File:William Blake - Sconfitta - Frontispiece to The Song of Los.jpg

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Summary

Description

English: Plate from The Song of Los, copy B, in the collection of the Library of Congress. Leaf size 32.0 x 24.0 cm.

LoC information

Reference: Rosenwald 1808

The song of Los. Lambeth, Printed by W. Blake, 1795. 8 p.; 33 cm.

This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: The LoC scan was very dark, so I lightened it somewhat. It also had an obvious scanner error, which I edited out..

Date

1795

Source

Library of Congress

Author



Alternative names	W. Blake; Uil'iam Bleik; Blake
Description	English-British painter, poet, theologian, collector, printmaker and illustrator
Date of birth/death	28 November 1757	12 August 1827
Location of birth/death	London	London
Work location	London; Felpham
Authority file	: Q41513 VIAF: 54144439 ISNI: 000000012096135X ULAN: 500012489 LCCN: n78095331 NLA: 35019221 WorldCat

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	22:35, 22 January 2013	2,209 × 2,877 (3.88 MB)	Adam Cuerden	From LoC itself
	18:50, 1 November 2009	356 × 476 (29 KB)	Durova	Reverted to version as of 20:11, 1 March 2007 One doesn't do this lightly with a major artist.
	22:20, 18 October 2009	703 × 923 (204 KB)	Petropoxy (Lithoderm Proxy)	Better version of the same image from the same copy.
	20:11, 1 March 2007	356 × 476 (29 KB)	Jaqen	Category:William Blake en:Image:William blake-song of los.jpeg