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Engraving of a nude man with arms outstretched before radiating light rays, standing on rocks beside a dark cloud, with an inscription along the bottom edge.

The Dance of Albion (Glad Day)

An engraved print shows a nude male figure standing with arms outstretched against radiating rays of light, on a rocky ledge beside a dark cloud. Below, a faint inscription begins "Albion rose from where he labour'd at the Mill" and the mark "WB inv 1780" appears at lower left.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1803
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
2874 × 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: La danza de Albión (Glad Day), grabado de Blake

Un grabado muestra una figura masculina desnuda de pie, con los brazos extendidos frente a rayos de luz que irradian desde detrás. Sobre un borde rocoso junto a una nube oscura, aparece en la parte inferior un texto tenue que comienza "Albion rose from where he labour'd at the Mill" y la marca "WB inv 1780".

Português: A dança de Albion (Glad Day), gravura de Blake

Uma gravura mostra uma figura masculina nua em pé, com os braços estendidos diante de raios de luz que irradiam por trás dela. Sobre uma borda rochosa ao lado de uma nuvem escura, há na parte inferior um texto tênue que começa com "Albion rose from where he labour'd at the Mill" e a marca "WB inv 1780".

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