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Engraving of a nude man hanging upside down from a wooden gallows, with bones and skulls on the ground and a ship on the distant sea.

A Negro hung alive by the Ribs to a Gallows

A nude man hangs upside down from a chain on a wooden gallows, his body twisted above a heap of bones and a large skull. Two smaller skulls on posts and a distant ship on calm water sit in the background, beneath a printed caption in fine, hatched engraving.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1792
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
2804 × 4000 px
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Public domain · William Blake died 1827 and the work dates by 1792; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: CC0

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Español: "A Negro hung alive by the Ribs to a Gallows", William Blake, 1792

Un hombre desnudo cuelga boca abajo de una cadena en una horca de madera, con el cuerpo retorcido sobre un montón de huesos y un cráneo grande. Dos cráneos más pequeños sobre postes y un barco lejano en el agua en calma aparecen al fondo, bajo una leyenda impresa en grabado de trazos finos.

Português: "A Negro hung alive by the Ribs to a Gallows", William Blake, 1792

Um homem nu pende de cabeça para baixo por uma corrente em uma forca de madeira, com o corpo torcido sobre um monte de ossos e um crânio grande. Dois crânios menores sobre postes e um navio distante na água calma aparecem ao fundo, abaixo de uma legenda impressa em gravura de traços finos.

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