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Engraving of a kneeling woman in a white gown, hands clasped on a ledge, face raised, beside a lit candlestick and round mirror in a draped room.

Canto II, Verse 471 - Woman Kneeling by a Candle, 1803 Engraving

An engraving showing a woman in a long white gown kneeling before a draped window, her hands clasped on a ledge and face lifted upward. A lit candle on a tall stand and a round mirror glint beside her, with a chair in the dim room. Printed text below reads Canto II, Verse 471, and credit lines.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1803
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
2702 × 4000 px
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Public domain · William Blake died 1827 and the work dates by 1803; 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)

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