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Watercolor drawing of a golden-haired, chained figure seated in a stone arch, gazing upward, beside a printed panel of text titled Ode to Adversity.

The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 37, "Ode to Adversity."

Pen and watercolor drawing of a seated, chained figure with golden hair, hands clasped and gazing upward within a stone arch and barred window. A printed panel bearing the opening stanza of Thomas Gray's "Ode to Adversity" hangs at left, with the figure's feet shackled in iron chains.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1797
Medium
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Size
3070 × 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 la adversidad de Blake, diseño 37 de los poemas de Gray

Dibujo a pluma y acuarela de una figura sentada y encadenada, de cabello dorado, con las manos juntas y la mirada alzada, dentro de un arco de piedra y una ventana enrejada. A la izquierda, un panel impreso con la primera estrofa de la "Oda a la adversidad" de Thomas Gray; los pies de la figura están sujetos con cadenas de hierro.

Português: Ode à Adversidade de Blake, desenho 37 dos poemas de Gray

Desenho a pena e aquarela de uma figura sentada e acorrentada, de cabelos dourados, com as mãos juntas e o olhar voltado para cima, dentro de um arco de pedra e de uma janela gradeada. À esquerda, um painel impresso com a primeira estrofe da "Ode à Adversidade" de Thomas Gray; os pés da figura estão presos por correntes de ferro.

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