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Blake watercolor: a grey muscular figure with a printed poem on his chest and a sword, above a pale wild-haired head.

The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 81, "The Descent of Odin."

A muscular grey figure stands with legs apart, a printed page of Thomas Gray's poem pasted over his torso, a sword in one hand and a shield at his left side. Below him rises a pale, wild-haired head with an anguished upward gaze, while a horned, helmeted profile looms at the right edge in ink and watercolor.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1797
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3123 × 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)

Español: El descenso de Odín, ilustración de Blake para los poemas de Thomas Gray

Una figura musculosa de tonos grises se mantiene de pie con las piernas separadas, con una página impresa del poema de Thomas Gray pegada sobre el torso, una espada en una mano y un escudo al costado izquierdo. Debajo de ella emerge una cabeza pálida de cabello revuelto, con mirada angustiada hacia arriba, mientras un perfil con casco y cuernos aparece al borde derecho, en tinta y acuarela.

Português: A descida de Odin, ilustração de Blake para os poemas de Thomas Gray

Uma figura musculosa em tons de cinza está de pé, com as pernas afastadas, e uma página impressa do poema de Thomas Gray colada sobre o torso; ela segura uma espada e há um escudo à esquerda. Abaixo dela surge uma cabeça pálida de cabelos revoltos, com olhar angustiado voltado para cima, enquanto um perfil com elmo e chifres aparece à direita, em tinta e aquarela.

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