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Watercolor of a man in yellow breeches reaching toward a tree beside a hill, with a printed poem panel and a reclining nude figure above.

The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 21, "Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College."

A watercolor and ink illustration shows a man in yellow breeches reaching up toward a tree branch beside a rocky hillside, his hat raised in one hand. A printed text panel titled "Ode on Eton College" sits on the hill, and a reclining nude figure lies atop the rock above it.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1797
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Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3097 × 4000 px
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Public domain · William Blake died 1827 and the work dates by 1797; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
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Español: Oda a una vista lejana del Eton College, diseño de Blake

Una ilustración en acuarela y tinta muestra a un hombre con calzones amarillos que se estira hacia la rama de un árbol junto a una ladera rocosa, con el sombrero levantado en una mano. Un panel de texto impreso titulado "Oda a Eton College" ocupa la colina, y una figura desnuda recostada yace sobre la roca encima.

Português: Ode a uma vista distante do Eton College, desenho de Blake

Uma ilustração em aquarela e tinta mostra um homem de calções amarelos estendendo a mão em direção a um galho de árvore ao lado de uma encosta rochosa, com o chapéu erguido em uma das mãos. Um painel de texto impresso intitulado "Ode a Eton College" ocupa a colina, e uma figura nua deitada repousa sobre a rocha acima.

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