Europe, a prophecy
Europe, a prophecy is an illuminated poem printed and hand-coloured by William Blake at his own press in Lambeth, London, in 1794, later owned by collectors and bound by Francis Bedford. The pages pair dense relief-etched verse with watercolour figures in wash, showing how text and image can be integrated on one sheet, with loose tinted grounds, pale green and ochre mists, and fluid outlines a designer might borrow for layout and mood.
