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Watercolor of a title page reading Ode on the Death of a Favourite Cat, with a gray cat on top and two figures sinking in teal water.

The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 7, "Ode on the Death of a Favourite Cat."

Watercolor and ink design showing a printed title page reading Ode on the Death of a Favourite Cat, with a gray cat clawing its top edge. Below, two pale figures sink into teal water, arms flung wide, beneath a gray sky. The cat's tilted head and the rippling sea give the scene a wry, dreamlike mood.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1797
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3049 × 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: Oda a la muerte de un gato favorito, ilustración de Blake

Diseño en acuarela y tinta que muestra una página de título impresa con el texto Oda a la muerte de un gato favorito, y un gato gris aferrado a su borde superior. Abajo, dos figuras pálidas se hunden en agua turquesa, con los brazos extendidos, bajo un cielo gris. La cabeza ladeada del gato y el mar ondulante dan a la escena un ánimo irónico y onírico.

Português: Ode à morte de um gato favorito, ilustração de Blake

Desenho em aquarela e tinta que mostra uma página de rosto impressa com o texto Ode à morte de um gato favorito, e um gato cinza agarrado à sua borda superior. Abaixo, duas figuras pálidas afundam em água turquesa, com os braços abertos, sob um céu cinzento. A cabeça inclinada do gato e o mar ondulante dão à cena um tom irônico e onírico.

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