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Dark gold-toned painting of muscular figures with raised arms above a small seated figure at lower center, in swirling, shadowed brushwork.

The Bard, from Gray

A dark, glowing painting in ochre, umber and gold shows a cluster of muscular figures with raised arms and streaming hair across the upper half, and a small seated figure at lower center beneath them. Thick, scumbled brushwork and a deep shadowed foreground create a dramatic, swirling composition.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1809
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
840 × 1154 px
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Public domain · William Blake died 1827 and the work dates by 1809; 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: El bardo, a partir de Gray

Una pintura oscura y luminosa en tonos ocre, sepia y dorado muestra un grupo de figuras musculosas con los brazos en alto y el cabello agitado en la mitad superior, y una pequeña figura sentada en el centro inferior. Pinceladas gruesas y difuminadas y un primer plano muy sombreado crean una composición dramática y arremolinada.

Português: O Bardo, a partir de Gray

Uma pintura escura e luminosa em tons de ocre, umbra e dourado mostra um grupo de figuras musculosas com os braços erguidos e cabelos esvoaçantes na metade superior, e uma pequena figura sentada no centro inferior. Pinceladas espessas e esfumadas e um primeiro plano muito sombreado criam uma composição dramática e turbilhonante.

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