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Watercolor of a bearded robed figure playing a lyre beside a barefoot boy holding a hat, with a printed title page overlaid on the figure.

The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 41, "The Progress of Poesy."

A bearded figure in a long, pale blue robe plays a lyre while a small barefoot boy in a grey tunic holds a round hat beside him. A printed title page reading 'The Progress of Poesy, A Pindaric Ode' overlays the figure's torso against a pale background and green grass.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1797
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3069 × 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: El progreso de la poesía, diseño de Blake para la oda de Gray

Una figura barbada con una larga túnica azul pálido toca una lira, mientras un niño descalzo con una camiseta gris sostiene un sombrero redondo a su lado. Una página de título impresa que dice 'The Progress of Poesy, A Pindaric Ode' se superpone al torso de la figura sobre un fondo claro y hierba verde.

Português: O progresso da poesia, desenho de Blake para a ode de Gray

Uma figura barbuda com uma longa túnica azul-clara toca uma lira, enquanto um menino descalço, com uma túnica cinza, segura um chapéu redondo ao seu lado. Uma página de rosto impressa, com o texto 'The Progress of Poesy, A Pindaric Ode', sobrepõe-se ao torso da figura contra um fundo claro e grama verde.

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