Frontispiece for "America a Prophecy"

William Blake

1793

Color relief etching on off-white wove paper

Fogg Museum

A winged, muscular figure sits on a stone bench to the left, while a woman cradles a child to the right. The scene is set against a backdrop of clouds and rocky terrain. A winged, muscular figure sits on a stone bench to the left, while a woman cradles a child to the right. The scene is set against a backdrop of clouds and rocky terrain. Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gray Collection of Engravings Fund