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Watercolor drawing of a nude figure with flames around its head at left, a white-haired seated figure at right, and a glowing red sun under a dark stormy sky.

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A watercolor and ink drawing of a nude, muscular figure standing at left, head wreathed in orange flames, beside a seated white-haired man leaning over a second figure at right. A dark, stormy sky glows with a red-orange sun behind rocky hills and a pale ground.

Artist
William Blake
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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: Figuras desnudas en un paisaje tormentoso con fuego

Un dibujo de tinta y acuarela muestra a una figura desnuda y musculosa de pie a la izquierda, con la cabeza rodeada de llamas anaranjadas, junto a un hombre sentado de cabello blanco inclinado sobre otra figura a la derecha. Un cielo oscuro y tormentoso brilla con un sol rojizo y anaranjado detrás de colinas rocosas y un suelo pálido.

Português: Figuras nuas em uma paisagem tempestuosa com fogo

Um desenho em aquarela e tinta mostra uma figura nua e musculosa de pé à esquerda, com a cabeça envolta em chamas alaranjadas, ao lado de um homem sentado de cabelos brancos inclinado sobre outra figura à direita. Um céu escuro e tempestuoso brilha com um sol avermelhado e alaranjado atrás de colinas rochosas e um chão pálido.

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