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Watercolor of a sleeping man beneath a winding stairway of angels rising toward a glowing sun amid blue stars and golden rays.

Jacob's Ladder by William Blake, 1805

A watercolor and ink drawing shows a sleeping figure at the bottom left while a winding stairway of light rises through a sky of golden rays and blue stars toward a radiant sun. Robed angels climb and descend the steps, and two more figures stand at the lower left beside a vessel.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1805
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3143 × 4000 px
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Public domain · William Blake died 1827 and the work dates by 1805; 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)

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