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Watercolor design by William Blake with a printed poem panel. A veiled female figure holds a nude child reaching up, a kneeling figure at lower left, and a gold object at lower right.

The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 49, "The Progress of Poesy."

A watercolor and ink design with a printed text panel titled 'A Pindaric Ode' at its center. A large veiled female figure within a crescent of pale light cradles a small nude child who reaches upward, while a flowing figure kneels at lower left and a golden object rests at lower right above a green landscape.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1797
Medium
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Size
3101 × 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: Diseño de Blake para El progreso de la poesía de Gray

Un diseño en acuarela y tinta con un panel de texto impreso titulado 'A Pindaric Ode' en el centro. Una gran figura femenina velada, dentro de una media luna de luz pálida, abraza a un niño desnudo que alza los brazos, mientras una figura ondulante se arrodilla a la izquierda y un objeto dorado descansa a la derecha sobre un paisaje verde.

Português: Projeto de Blake para O Progresso da Poesia de Gray

Um desenho em aquarela e tinta com um painel de texto impresso intitulado 'A Pindaric Ode' no centro. Uma grande figura feminina velada, dentro de um crescente de luz pálida, abraça uma criança nua que estende os braços, enquanto uma figura ondulante se ajoelha à esquerda e um objeto dourado repousa à direita sobre uma paisagem verde.

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