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Black-and-white engraving of a crowded prison hall with a man in a tricorn hat at center, a kneeling woman in a pale gown, barred windows and a banner.

Beggar's Opera, Act III

A black-and-white engraving of a crowded prison hall, with a central figure in a tricorn hat and long coat standing among men and women in period dress. A kneeling woman in a pale gown sits at center-right, while barred windows, stone walls, a heraldic banner reading Veluti in speculum, and a printed caption frame the scene.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1790
Medium
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Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
1920 × 1488 px
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Public domain · William Blake died 1827 and the work dates by 1790; 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: La ópera del mendigo, acto III: grabado de escena en prisión

Un grabado en blanco y negro de una sala de prisión abarrotada, con una figura central con sombrero tricornio y abrigo largo entre hombres y mujeres vestidos a la usanza de la época. Una mujer arrodillada con vestido pálido se sitúa a la derecha del centro, mientras que ventanas enrejadas, muros de piedra, un estandarte heráldico con la leyenda Veluti in speculum y un pie de imprenta enmarcan la escena.

Português: A Ópera do Mendigo, Ato III: gravura de cena na prisão

Uma gravura em preto e branco de um salão de prisão lotado, com uma figura central de chapéu tricórnio e casaco longo entre homens e mulheres em trajes da época. Uma mulher ajoelhada, de vestido claro, fica à direita do centro, enquanto janelas com grades, paredes de pedra, uma faixa heráldica com a inscrição Veluti in speculum e uma legenda impressa emolduram a cena.

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