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Grey-washed design of three women beside a printed panel titled The Fatal Sisters, an Ode.

The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 71, "The Fatal Sisters."

A pen-and-wash design in grey and blue tones shows three women at right, one in profile, beside a printed panel of verse titled The Fatal Sisters, an Ode. Pale strokes and a raised hand rise at upper left against a stormy, brownish background.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1797
Medium
Source
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Size
3080 × 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: Las hermanas fatales, una oda (Blake, diseño 71 de Gray)

Un diseño a pluma y aguada en tonos grises y azules muestra tres mujeres a la derecha, una de perfil, junto a un panel impreso con el verso titulado Las hermanas fatales, una oda. Trazos pálidos y una mano alzada aparecen arriba a la izquierda sobre un fondo tormentoso pardusco.

Português: As Irmãs Fatais, uma ode (Blake, desenho 71 de Gray)

Um desenho a pena e aguada em tons de cinza e azul mostra três mulheres à direita, uma de perfil, ao lado de um painel impresso com o poema intitulado As Irmãs Fatais, uma ode. Traços pálidos e uma mão erguida surgem no alto à esquerda, sobre um fundo tempestuoso acastanhado.

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