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Four stacked black-and-white engraved panels showing draped shepherds and sheep under trees, with sun and moon over hills.

The Pastorals of Virgil

A black-and-white wood engraving in four horizontal panels stacked one above another, showing pastoral scenes. Draped figures tend sheep under gnarled trees, with a sun and a full moon over rolling hills, and a flock grazing in the lowest panel.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1821
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
2359 × 4000 px
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Public domain · William Blake died 1827 and the work dates by 1821; 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: Las Bucólicas de Virgilio

Un grabado en madera en blanco y negro dividido en cuatro paneles horizontales apilados, con escenas pastorales. Figuras drapeadas cuidan ovejas bajo árboles retorcidos, con un sol y una luna llena sobre colinas, y un rebaño pastando en el panel inferior.

Português: As Bucólicas de Virgílio

Uma xilogravura em preto e branco dividida em quatro painéis horizontais empilhados, com cenas pastoris. Figuras drapeadas cuidam de ovelhas sob árvores retorcidas, com um sol e uma lua cheia sobre colinas, e um rebanho pastando no painel inferior.

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