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Etching of impaled skulls on tall poles in a field, with a soldier raising a musket, a man in a tricorn hat, and a kneeling figure.

The Sculls of Lieut Leppar, & Six of his Men

A monochrome etching shows a field where skulls are impaled on tall, thin poles. A standing soldier raises a bayonet-tipped musket beside a man in a tricorn hat who gazes at the skulls, while a figure kneels at lower left. The caption beneath reads 'The Skulls of Lieut. Leppar, & Six of his Men'.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1793
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Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
2745 × 4000 px
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Public domain · William Blake died 1827 and the work dates by 1793; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: CC0

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Español: Los cráneos del teniente Leppar y seis de sus hombres

Un grabado monocromo muestra un campo donde unos cráneos están clavados en postes altos y delgados. Un soldado de pie levanta un mosquete con bayoneta junto a un hombre con sombrero tricornio que contempla los cráneos, mientras una figura arrodillada aparece en la parte inferior izquierda. El pie de imagen dice 'The Skulls of Lieut. Leppar, & Six of his Men'.

Português: Os crânios do tenente Leppar e de seis de seus homens

Uma gravura monocromática mostra um campo onde crânios estão espetados em postes altos e finos. Um soldado em pé ergue um mosquete com baioneta ao lado de um homem de chapéu tricórnio que observa os crânios, enquanto uma figura ajoelhada aparece no canto inferior esquerdo. A legenda abaixo diz 'The Skulls of Lieut. Leppar, & Six of his Men'.

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