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Tall pale drawing of a bearded old man in flowing robes holding a bare branch, symbolizing winter.

Winter

A tall, narrow pale drawing shows a bearded old man with flowing hair and robes, holding a bare branch while a curved, wreath-like form arcs above his head and his figure sweeps down into a swirling base. Fine grey pencil lines and soft wash give the figure a ghostly, wintry look against a textured ground.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1820
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
398 × 1200 px
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Public domain · William Blake died 1827 and the work dates by 1820; 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: Invierno, William Blake, 1820

Un dibujo pálido, alto y estrecho muestra a un anciano barbudo con cabello y túnica fluidos, sosteniendo una rama desnuda, mientras una forma curva parecida a una corona se arquea sobre su cabeza y su figura se extiende hacia una base arremolinada. Las líneas finas grises y la aguada suave dan a la figura un aspecto fantasmal e invernal sobre un fondo texturizado.

Português: Inverno, William Blake, 1820

Um desenho pálido, alto e estreito mostra um velho barbudo de cabelos e manto fluidos, segurando um galho nu, enquanto uma forma curva semelhante a uma coroa se arqueia acima de sua cabeça e sua figura desce até uma base redemoinhada. Linhas finas cinzentas e uma aguada suave dão à figura um aspecto fantasmagórico e invernal sobre um fundo texturizado.

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