Black and white engraving: a bare-chested man with a staff stands on rocks under lightning, while a body lies sprawled in the foreground beside a gnarled tree.

Dark Landscape with Standing Figure and Fallen Body, Line Engraving

A standing bare-chested man grips a staff on a rocky outcrop beneath a stormy sky with forked lightning. Below, in the foreground, a figure lies sprawled on the rough ground, and a gnarled tree twists along the left slope, all rendered in dense black-and-white engraved hatching.

Artist: Gustave Doré
Date: 1880
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Source: Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size: 3036 × 3826 px

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Public domain · Gustave Doré died 1883 and the work dates by 1880; 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): Gustave Doré, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

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Dark Landscape with Standing Figure and Fallen Body, Line Engraving

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