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Watercolor by William Blake with a printed panel titled Ode on the Spring, surrounded by pale blue wash, vines, drifting figures, and a reclining figure with flowers.

The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 3, "Ode on the Spring."

A watercolor and ink illustration by William Blake, made for his 1797 designs for Thomas Gray's poems. A printed panel reading "Ode on the Spring" sits within pale blue washes, surrounded by winding vines, a six-pointed star, and drifting winged and draped figures. A reclining figure with a flower wreath lies in the lower right, and small figures gather among flowers below.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1797
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3075 × 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.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

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Español: Oda a la primavera de Blake, diseño para los poemas de Thomas Gray

Ilustración en acuarela y tinta de William Blake, realizada para sus diseños de 1797 para los poemas de Thomas Gray. Un recuadro impreso con el título "Oda a la primavera" aparece rodeado de lavados azul pálido, enredaderas sinuosas, una estrella de seis puntas y figuras aladas y drapeadas. En la parte inferior derecha, una figura recostada con una corona de flores yace junto a pequeñas figuras entre las flores.

Português: Ode à Primavera de Blake, desenho para os poemas de Thomas Gray

Ilustração em aquarela e tinta de William Blake, feita para seus desenhos de 1797 para os poemas de Thomas Gray. Um painel impresso com o título "Ode à Primavera" fica cercado por aguadas azul-claras, trepadeiras sinuosas, uma estrela de seis pontas e figuras aladas e drapeadas. No canto inferior direito, uma figura reclinada com uma coroa de flores repousa, e pequenas figuras reúnem-se entre as flores.

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