Songs of Innocence

Songs of Innocence

ArtistWilliam Blake (British, 1757 – 1827)
Date1789 [1804?]
BookFrom Songs of Innocence, London, Printed by The Author & Printer W. Blake, 1789 [1804?]
Medium or TechniqueHand-colored relief etching
CollectionSpecial Collections Research Center, Syracuse University
Accession NumberNC978.B63 S66i 1789
Credit LineSpecial Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries

Description


William Blake’s Songs of Innocence (1789), a copy of which can be found in the Special Collections Research Center at Syracuse University, is a moving exploration of childhood innocence within a fleeting natural world.