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Blake illustration of a woman in white robes holding a lyre beside a waterfall, with lilies above and a printed poem panel.

The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 43, "The Progress of Poesy."

Watercolor and ink illustration with a printed text panel titled The Progress of Poesy, A Pindaric Ode. A draped woman in a flowing white robe holds a small lyre beside a waterfall, with lilies and a curling vine framing the top.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1797
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3052 × 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

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): William Blake, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: El progreso de la poesía: oda píndarica (Blake, 1797)

Ilustración a la acuarela y tinta con un panel de texto titulado El progreso de la poesía, Oda píndarica. Una mujer con túnica blanca y vaporosa sostiene una pequeña lira junto a una cascada, con lirios y enredaderas arriba.

Português: O progresso da poesia: ode pindárica (Blake, 1797)

Ilustração em aquarela e tinta com um painel de texto intitulado O progresso da poesia, Ode pindárica. Uma mulher com túnica branca e fluida segura uma pequena lira ao lado de uma cachoeira, com lírios e trepadeiras no alto.

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