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Engraving of swordsmen in a crowded room, a fireplace at left, onlookers around them and a woman standing above.

The Discomfited Duellists

A black-and-white engraving showing a group of men in eighteenth-century dress brandishing swords in a crowded room, with a fireplace at left and a map on the wall. Others crowd around, a woman stands above on a ledge, and a hat lies on the floor in the foreground.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1784
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Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3840 × 3127 px
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Public domain · William Blake died 1827 and the work dates by 1784; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: CC0

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Español: Los duelistas derrotados

Grabado en blanco y negro que muestra a un grupo de hombres con vestimenta del siglo XVIII blandiendo espadas en una sala abarrotada, con una chimenea a la izquierda y un mapa en la pared. Otros se agrupan alrededor, una mujer está de pie sobre una repisa en lo alto y un sombrero yace en el suelo en primer plano.

Português: Os duelistas desconcertados

Gravura em preto e branco mostrando um grupo de homens com trajes do século XVIII empunhando espadas em uma sala lotada, com uma lareira à esquerda e um mapa na parede. Outros se aglomeram ao redor, uma mulher está de pé em uma saliência no alto e um chapéu jaz no chão em primeiro plano.

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