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Dark plate with pale white handwritten-style lines of text, a curved arc, a small winged figure, and a faint reclining figure at the bottom.

Restrike from fragment of cancelled plate for"A Prophecy"

A dark plate printed in pale white lines shows a curved arc at upper left, a small winged figure at upper right, and several lines of handwritten-style text across the center. Below the text, a faint reclining figure and wavy lines rest at the bottom edge.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1793
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
2296 × 3144 px
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Public domain · William Blake died 1827 and the work dates by 1793; 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: William Blake, fragmento de plancha cancelada para A Prophecy

Una placa oscura impresa con líneas blancas pálidas muestra un arco curvo arriba a la izquierda, una pequeña figura alada arriba a la derecha y varias líneas de texto manuscrito en el centro. Bajo el texto, una figura tenue recostada y líneas onduladas ocupan el borde inferior.

Português: William Blake, fragmento de chapa cancelada para A Prophecy

Uma chapa escura impressa com linhas brancas pálidas mostra um arco curvo no alto à esquerda, uma pequena figura alada no alto à direita e várias linhas de texto em estilo manuscrito no centro. Abaixo do texto, uma figura tênue reclinada e linhas onduladas ocupam a borda inferior.

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