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Brown engraving of two hooded figures on a rocky ledge above nude figures sprawled among rocks, with a dark mountain and swirling clouds in the sky.

The Circle of the Falsifiers, Dante and Virgil (Blake, 1827)

An engraved print in brown ink shows two hooded figures standing on a high rocky ledge at right, looking over a barren landscape. Below, nude figures sprawl and huddle among rocks, while a dark mountain and swirling clouds fill the sky.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1827
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3840 × 3049 px
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Public domain · William Blake died 1827 and the work dates by 1827; 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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