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Ink and wash drawing of a muscular winged figure with a bearded face and outstretched arms, centered among shadowy figures.

A Destroying Deity

An ink and wash drawing of a muscular, winged figure with a bearded face and outstretched arms, seated at the center of the composition. Ribbed, feathered wings rise behind him, while faint, shadowy figures and dark wash fill the lower corners of the scene.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1820
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3840 × 2718 px
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Public domain · William Blake died 1827 and the work dates by 1820; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): William Blake, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: Una deidad destructora

Dibujo a tinta y aguada de una figura musculosa y alada, de rostro barbado y brazos extendidos, sentada en el centro de la composición. Alas nervadas y plumosas se elevan tras ella, mientras figuras tenues y sombras oscuras llenan las esquinas inferiores de la escena.

Português: Uma divindade destruidora

Desenho a nanquim e aguada de uma figura musculosa e alada, de rosto barbado e braços estendidos, sentada no centro da composição. Asas nervuradas e emplumadas erguem-se atrás dela, enquanto figuras tênues e sombras escuras preenchem os cantos inferiores da cena.

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