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Pen and wash drawing of a helmeted rider on a horse raising a sword beside a snarling wolf-like beast, with a printed poem page in the center.

The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 79, "The Descent of Odin."

A pen and wash illustration shows a helmeted rider on a dark horse raising a sword, while a snarling wolf-like beast crouches at lower left. A printed text block with the title 'The Descent of Odin, An Ode' and opening verse sits at center in muted brown and gray tones.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1797
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3089 × 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 descenso de Odín, ilustración de Blake para Gray

Una ilustración a pluma y aguada muestra a un jinete con casco sobre un caballo oscuro que levanta una espada, mientras una bestia similar a un lobo, con las fauces abiertas, se agazapa en la parte inferior izquierda. Un bloque de texto impreso con el título 'El descenso de Odín, una oda' y los primeros versos ocupa el centro, en tonos apagados de marrón y gris.

Português: A descida de Odin, ilustração de Blake para Gray

Uma ilustração em pena e aguada mostra um cavaleiro de elmo sobre um cavalo escuro erguendo uma espada, enquanto uma criatura semelhante a um lobo, com as fauces abertas, se agacha no canto inferior esquerdo. Um bloco de texto impresso com o título 'A descida de Odin, uma ode' e os primeiros versos ocupa o centro, em tons discretos de marrom e cinza.

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