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Watercolor by William Blake: a crouching nude man beside a tree stump, a hooded grey figure at right, and a printed poem titled Ode on the Spring at center.

The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 5, "Ode on the Spring."

A nude, muscular man crouches low in the foreground, while a tall grey-robed hooded figure looms at right beside a gnarled tree stump. A printed verse block titled Ode on the Spring sits at center, with a dragonfly at left and winged figures in the sky above. Watercolor and ink on paper.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1797
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3149 × 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 5 (poemas de Gray)

Un hombre desnudo y musculoso se agacha en primer plano, mientras una alta figura encapuchada de túnica gris se alza a la derecha junto a un tronco retorcido. Un bloque de versos impreso, titulado Oda a la primavera, ocupa el centro, con una libélula a la izquierda y figuras aladas en el cielo. Acuarela y tinta sobre papel.

Português: Ode à Primavera de Blake, desenho 5 (poemas de Gray)

Um homem nu e musculoso agacha-se em primeiro plano, enquanto uma alta figura encapuzada de manto cinza se ergue à direita, junto a um tronco retorcido. Um bloco de versos impresso, intitulado Ode à Primavera, ocupa o centro, com uma libélula à esquerda e figuras aladas no céu. Aquarela e tinta sobre papel.

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