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Nude man with curly hair crouches on a rocky outcrop, using dividers on a scroll-like sheet of paper in a dark, mossy blue-green landscape.

Newton by William Blake, 1795

A nude male figure sits hunched on a craggy rock, bending forward to trace lines with a pair of dividers on a rolled sheet of paper at his feet. Soft washes of blue, green and ochre fill the dark, mossy landscape, with warm light on his muscular back and legs.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1795
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3840 × 2954 px
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Public domain · William Blake died 1827 and the work dates by 1795; 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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