The Lamb (1954)
- Title
- The Lamb (1954)
- Student Commentary:
-
A child feeds a small lamb from the palm of his hand in the foreground of this image from Songs of Innocence (1954 facsimile). The two are framed by thick green vines that border the illustration on this plate. Behind them is a field filled with grazing sheep. To the right of the herd is a cottage with a thatched straw roof. Trees give the cottage shade from the sun, which appears to be shining despite the deep purple sky (which could also be meant to be a mountain; this shape is not engraved on the plate). Vines surround the bulk of the text on this page, except for the title which appears above the vines in a larger font.
The coloring and impact of this image should be compared to that of other reproductions in the library’s collections, made by different hands or from different original copies.