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Bearded nude man grips an uprooted tree in a dark forest, with a helmet and spear on the ground, in an engraving.

Orlando in a Fury Tearing up Trees

A bearded, muscular man stands nude except for a white drape, gripping a great uprooted tree trunk in a dark forest while a helmet and spear lie on the ground. Behind him on the right, a shadowy rearing horse and faces in the foliage intensify the frenzy of this etched engraving.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1783
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
2798 × 4000 px
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Public domain · William Blake died 1827 and the work dates by 1783; 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)

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