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Black-and-white engraving of a long procession of riders on horseback passing a stone gateway under a dark, stormy sky, with a caption below.

Chaucer's Canterbury Pilgrims, engraving

A wide black-and-white engraving shows a long procession of mounted riders moving across a landscape toward a stone gateway at left. Dense lines model the horses, robed figures, and a dark, stormy sky, with a printed caption along the bottom edge.

Artist
William Blake
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3840 × 1426 px
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Public domain · William Blake died 1827 and the work is undated, so made by the creator's death in 1827; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

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

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