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Engraving of a bearded old man in loose drapery, barefoot on rocks by the sea, arms folded, cliff and bright sky behind him.

Joseph of Arimathea Among the Rocks of Albion

An engraved print of a bearded, gaunt old man in loose drapery stands barefoot on rocks beside a calm sea, his arms folded across his chest. A rough cliff rises behind him under a bright, cloud-streaked sky at left, and printed inscriptions frame the sheet at top right and along the bottom margin.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1803
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
2195 × 4000 px
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Public domain · William Blake died 1827 and the work dates by 1803; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: CC0

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): William Blake, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Español: José de Arimatea entre las rocas de Albión

Una estampa grabada muestra a un anciano barbudo y demacrado, con ropa holgada, de pie descalzo sobre rocas junto a un mar en calma, con los brazos cruzados sobre el pecho. Detrás de él, a la izquierda, se eleva un acantilado escarpado bajo un cielo brillante y surcado de nubes, y las inscripciones impresas enmarcan la hoja en la parte superior derecha y a lo largo del margen inferior.

Português: José de Arimateia entre as rochas de Albion

Uma gravura mostra um velho barbudo e esguio, com roupas soltas, de pé descalço sobre rochas à beira de um mar calmo, com os braços cruzados sobre o peito. Atrás dele, à esquerda, ergue-se um penhasco áspero sob um céu brilhante e riscado de nuvens, e inscrições impressas emolduram a folha no canto superior direito e ao longo da margem inferior.

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