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Watercolor design with a printed 'Ode to Adversity' panel, a bearded figure in grey robes, two pale children, and a leaning gravestone in a misty landscape.

The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 35, "Ode to Adversity."

Watercolor and ink design showing a printed panel reading 'Ode to Adversity' beside a bearded figure in grey robes, hand pressed to his chest, with two pale children and a leaning gravestone in a misty landscape. The muted blue-grey washes and light tones create a quiet, melancholy composition.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1797
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3070 × 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

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Español: Diseño de Blake para la Oda a la adversidad con figuras y lápida

Diseño en acuarela y tinta que muestra un panel impreso con el texto 'Ode to Adversity' junto a una figura barbuda con túnica gris, con la mano apoyada en el pecho, dos niños pálidos y una lápida inclinada en un paisaje brumoso. Los lavados gris azulados y los tonos claros crean una composición serena y melancólica.

Português: Projeto de Blake para a Ode à Adversidade com figuras e lápide

Projeto em aquarela e tinta que mostra um painel impresso com o texto 'Ode to Adversity' ao lado de uma figura barbada de túnica cinza, com a mão pressionada ao peito, duas crianças pálidas e uma lápide inclinada em uma paisagem enevoada. As aguadas cinza-azuladas e os tons claros criam uma composição serena e melancólica.

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