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Wide painted panorama of a procession of horseback riders passing a stone gateway at left, under a dramatic cloudy sky with birds overhead.

The Canterbury Pilgrims

A long horizontal panorama shows a procession of mounted riders crossing an open landscape beneath a dramatic, cloudy sky. At left, a stone gateway with a pointed arch and a tower frames figures on foot, while birds wheel above the distant hills.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1808
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3508 × 1187 px
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Public domain · William Blake died 1827 and the work dates by 1808; 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: Los peregrinos de Canterbury

Un panorama horizontal y alargado muestra una procesión de jinetes que cruzan un paisaje abierto bajo un cielo nublado y dramático. A la izquierda, una puerta de piedra con arco apuntado y una torre enmarca figuras a pie, mientras aves revolotean sobre las colinas lejanas.

Português: Os Peregrinos de Canterbury

Um panorama horizontal e alongado mostra uma procissão de cavaleiros atravessando uma paisagem aberta sob um céu nublado e dramático. À esquerda, um portão de pedra com arco em ogiva e uma torre emoldura figuras a pé, enquanto pássaros voam sobre as colinas distantes.

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