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Watercolor of a dark-haired woman in a black mantle with two nude figures, a pale grazing creature, an owl, and a winged head in a shadowy landscape.

The Night of Enitharmon's Joy

A moody watercolor of a seated woman in a dark mantle beside two nude figures, with a pale grazing horse-like creature, an owl, and a winged head in a shadowy rocky landscape. An open book lies at lower right, and the composition is lit by soft, murky washes.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1795
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
2024 × 1497 px
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Public domain · William Blake died 1827 and the work dates by 1795; 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: La noche de la alegría de Enitharmon

Una acuarela de ambiente sombrío que muestra a una mujer sentada con manto oscuro junto a dos figuras desnudas, con una criatura pálida parecida a un caballo que pasta, un búho y una cabeza alada en un paisaje rocoso y oscuro. Un libro abierto yace en la esquina inferior derecha, y la composición se ilumina con lavados suaves y turbios.

Português: A Noite da Alegria de Enitharmon

Uma aquarela de atmosfera sombria que mostra uma mulher sentada, com manto escuro, ao lado de duas figuras nuas, com uma criatura pálida semelhante a um cavalo pastando, uma coruja e uma cabeça alada em uma paisagem rochosa e sombria. Um livro aberto repousa no canto inferior direito, e a composição é iluminada por aguadas suaves e turvas.

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