illustration 73
73. “The Human Abstract.” Line block cast from electrotype, 11.2 x 6.6 cm., color printed à la poupée in 2001 by authors, before watercolors. Detail of top right corner, third impression pulled from the plate without its being re-inked but with colors replenished. The text is very light, analogous to those in Songs of Innocence and of Experience copy E that needed to be rewritten in pen and ink. The colors are strong. The contrast between the strong color and illegibly light text is analogous to the condition of “Nurses Song” in copy E as initially printed (see illus. 68).