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Nude woman stands beside a golden serpent coiled around her; a reclining figure lies nearby under a blue night sky.

Eve Tempted by the Serpent

A nude woman stands with her raised arm reaching toward a golden serpent whose coils wrap around her and whose head rises above her, while a reclining nude figure lies at lower right beside a waterfall, a dark tree, and a pale moon in a deep blue night sky. Rendered in watercolor and ink with vivid gold highlights.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1790
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
1180 × 835 px
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Public domain · William Blake died 1827 and the work dates by 1790; 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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