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Pencil drawing of a bearded man with curly hair and a spiked ornate crown, gazing upward, on cream paper.

King Canute

Pencil drawing on cream paper shows a bearded, curly-haired man wearing an ornate spiked crown, his head tilted upward with eyes lifted. Fine graphite lines model the face and draped shoulders, with the word Canute lettered in small script at the bottom.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1819
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3111 × 4000 px
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Public domain · William Blake died 1827 and the work dates by 1819; 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)

Español: Rey Canuto, estudio de retrato a lápiz

Dibujo a lápiz sobre papel crema muestra a un hombre barbado de cabello rizado, con una corona ornamentada de puntas, la cabeza inclinada hacia arriba y la mirada alzada. Las finas líneas de grafito modelan el rostro y los hombros drapeados, con la palabra Canute escrita en letra pequeña en la parte inferior.

Português: Rei Canuto, estudo de retrato a lápis

Desenho a lápis sobre papel creme mostra um homem barbado de cabelos cacheados, usando uma coroa ornamentada com pontas, a cabeça inclinada para cima e o olhar erguido. Linhas finas de grafite modelam o rosto e os ombros drapeados, com a palavra Canute escrita em letra pequena na parte inferior.

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