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Engraving of a horned, serpent-entwined figure between two nude figures in a barren landscape, with two draped figures watching at left.

The Circle of the Thieves; Agnolo Brunelleschi Attacked by a Six-Footed Serpent

An engraved print of a hellish scene: a muscular, horned figure wreathed in serpents stands between two nude figures, while two draped figures watch from the left. Fine crosshatched lines model the bodies and rocky ground, and a handwritten inscription sits in the lower margin.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1827
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3840 × 3043 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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