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Nude man seated on a rocky shore by water, beneath a printed verse panel in a pink and grey watercolor sky with green hills.

The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 83, "The Descent of Odin."

A nude male figure sits on a rocky shore at the water's edge, head bowed and arm raised to his head, while a printed verse panel floats above in a pale sky. Pastel watercolor washes of pink, yellow and grey are laid over pen-and-ink lines, with green hills across a calm bay.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1797
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3043 × 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: El descenso de Odín, ilustración de Blake para los poemas de Gray

Una figura masculina desnuda se sienta en una orilla rocosa, con la cabeza inclinada y un brazo levantado hacia la frente, mientras un panel impreso con versos flota en el cielo pálido. Lavados de acuarela pastel rosa, amarillo y gris cubren trazos de pluma y tinta, con colinas verdes al otro lado de una bahía tranquila.

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

Uma figura masculina nua senta-se sobre uma margem rochosa, com a cabeça inclinada e um braço erguido até a testa, enquanto um painel impresso com versos flutua no céu pálido. Aguadas de aquarela em rosa, amarelo e cinza cobrem traços de pena e tinta, com colinas verdes do outro lado de uma baía calma.

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