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Engraving of a bearded man's sculpted bust in profile facing right, wearing a laurel wreath, with a printed caption below.

Theocritus

An engraved plate shows a sculpted bust of the bearded poet Theocritus in profile facing right, his hair bound with a laurel wreath, resting on a plinth. Beneath the image, a printed English caption names him and summarizes his life, with an engraver's signature in the corner.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1821
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
1006 × 1920 px
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Public domain · William Blake died 1827 and the work dates by 1821; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: CC0

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): William Blake, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Español: Grabado del busto de Teócrito, 1821

Una lámina grabada muestra un busto esculpido del poeta barbado Teócrito de perfil hacia la derecha, con el cabello ceñido por una corona de laurel, apoyado sobre un pedestal. Debajo de la imagen, un pie de página impreso en inglés lo nombra y resume su vida, con la firma del grabador en una esquina.

Português: Gravura do busto de Teócrito, 1821

Uma gravura mostra um busto esculpido do poeta barbudo Teócrito de perfil voltado para a direita, com o cabelo preso por uma coroa de louros, apoiado sobre um pedestal. Abaixo da imagem, uma legenda impressa em inglês o identifica e resume sua vida, com a assinatura do gravador em um canto.

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