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Kneeling woman with clasped hands beside a printed verse panel; a tall draped figure with a flaming brazier at right.

The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 31, "A Long Story."

A pen and grey wash drawing shows a kneeling woman in a pale gown, hands clasped and face lifted in distress, beside a pale panel of verse headed "A Long Story." At right, a tall draped column rises toward a flaming brazier on a stand, framed by a dim grey background.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1797
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3068 × 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.
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Español: Los poemas de Thomas Gray, diseño 31, "Una historia larga"

Un dibujo a pluma y aguada gris muestra a una mujer arrodillada con un vestido pálido, las manos juntas y el rostro alzado con angustia, junto a un panel claro con versos titulado "Una historia larga". A la derecha, una columna alta y drapeada se eleva hacia un brasero encendido sobre un soporte, enmarcada por un fondo gris oscuro.

Português: Os poemas de Thomas Gray, desenho 31, "Uma história longa"

Um desenho a pena e aguada cinza mostra uma mulher ajoelhada, com vestido pálido, mãos juntas e rosto erguido em angústia, ao lado de um painel claro com versos intitulado "Uma história longa". À direita, uma coluna alta e drapeada sobe em direção a um braseiro em chamas sobre um suporte, emoldurada por um fundo cinza escuro.

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