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Black and white etching: a standing nude woman holds hands with a winged figure at right, as a seated nude reads a book beside owls and bats in a dark sky.

Winged figure, nude woman and reader with owls and bats

An etching in strong black and white shows a nude woman standing at left, her hand held by a muscular winged figure reclining at right. A seated nude figure bends over an open book in the foreground, while bats and owls fly through a dark, glowing sky.

Artist
Francisco Goya
Date
[1875?]
Medium
Etchings Aquatints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2980 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1885.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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