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Black-and-white engraving of a long procession of riders on horseback passing a stone gateway under a dark, stormy sky, with a caption below.

Chaucer's Canterbury Pilgrims

A wide black-and-white engraving shows a long procession of mounted riders moving across a landscape toward a stone gateway at left. Dense lines model the horses, robed figures, and a dark, stormy sky, with a printed caption along the bottom edge.

Artist
William Blake
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3840 × 1426 px
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Public domain · William Blake died 1827 and the work is undated, so made by the creator's death in 1827; 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: Peregrinos de Canterbury de Chaucer, grabado

Un amplio grabado en blanco y negro muestra una larga procesión de jinetes que avanzan por un paisaje hacia una puerta de piedra a la izquierda. Las densas líneas modelan los caballos, las figuras con túnicas y un cielo oscuro y tormentoso, con un título impreso en el borde inferior.

Português: Peregrinos de Canterbury de Chaucer, gravura

Uma ampla gravura em preto e branco mostra uma longa procissão de cavaleiros avançando por uma paisagem em direção a um portão de pedra à esquerda. Linhas densas modelam os cavalos, as figuras de mantos e um céu escuro e tempestuoso, com legenda impressa na borda inferior.

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