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Watercolor by William Blake with a printed panel titled Ode on the Spring, surrounded by pale blue wash, vines, drifting figures, and a reclining figure with flowers.

Blake's Ode on the Spring, Design for Thomas Gray's Poems

A watercolor and ink illustration by William Blake, made for his 1797 designs for Thomas Gray's poems. A printed panel reading "Ode on the Spring" sits within pale blue washes, surrounded by winding vines, a six-pointed star, and drifting winged and draped figures. A reclining figure with a flower wreath lies in the lower right, and small figures gather among flowers below.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1797
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3075 × 4000 px
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Public domain · William Blake died 1827 and the work dates by 1797; 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)

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