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Watercolor of a white-bearded bard in a star-speckled blue robe beside a harp, with a printed title page reading The Bard, A Pindaric Ode.

The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 53, "The Bard."

A watercolor and ink design showing a white-bearded bard in a dark blue robe scattered with stars, standing beside a tall harp. A printed title page reading 'The Bard, A Pindaric Ode' rests over the harp, with a cloudy, rocky landscape and dark trees behind.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1797
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3090 × 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: El bardo: diseño de Blake para la oda de Gray

Diseño en acuarela y tinta que muestra a un bardo de barba blanca con una túnica azul oscuro salpicada de estrellas, junto a un arpa alta. Sobre el arpa aparece una página impresa con el título 'The Bard, A Pindaric Ode', ante un paisaje rocoso y nublado con árboles oscuros al fondo.

Português: O bardo: desenho de Blake para a ode de Gray

Desenho em aquarela e tinta mostrando um bardo de barba branca, com manto azul-escuro salpicado de estrelas, ao lado de uma harpa alta. Sobre a harpa, uma página impressa traz o título 'The Bard, A Pindaric Ode', diante de uma paisagem rochosa e nublada, com árvores escuras ao fundo.

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