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Watercolor of a sleeping man beneath a winding stairway of angels rising toward a glowing sun amid blue stars and golden rays.

Jacob's Ladder

A watercolor and ink drawing shows a sleeping figure at the bottom left while a winding stairway of light rises through a sky of golden rays and blue stars toward a radiant sun. Robed angels climb and descend the steps, and two more figures stand at the lower left beside a vessel.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1805
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3143 × 4000 px
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Public domain · William Blake died 1827 and the work dates by 1805; 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)

Español: La escalera de Jacob de William Blake, 1805

Un dibujo en acuarela y tinta muestra a una figura dormida en la parte inferior izquierda, mientras una escalera sinuosa de luz asciende por un cielo de rayos dorados y estrellas azules hacia un sol radiante. Ángeles con túnicas suben y bajan los peldaños.

Português: A escada de Jacó de William Blake, 1805

Um desenho em aquarela e tinta mostra uma figura adormecida no canto inferior esquerdo, enquanto uma escada sinuosa de luz sobe por um céu de raios dourados e estrelas azuis até um sol radiante. Anjos com vestes sobem e descem os degraus.

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