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Watercolor page with a printed poem block titled Ode on the Death of a Favourite Cat, a reclining woman above, and flowers and fish in water below.

The Poems of Thomas Gray, Design 9, "Ode on the Death of a Favourite Cat."

A watercolor and ink page by William Blake, with a printed text block titled Ode on the Death of a Favourite Cat set within a pale border. Above, a woman in pink reclines on green grass, while below, pale blossoms, blue bells and fish drift through rippling water beside two small nude figures.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1797
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3065 × 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: Oda a la muerte de un gato favorito, de Blake, diseño para Gray

Una página de acuarela y tinta de William Blake, con un bloque de texto impreso titulado Oda a la muerte de un gato favorito, dentro de un borde pálido. Arriba, una mujer de rosa se recuesta sobre hierba verde, mientras abajo flores pálidas, campanillas azules y peces flotan en agua ondulada junto a dos pequeñas figuras desnudas.

Português: Ode à Morte de um Gato Favorito, de Blake, projeto para Gray

Uma página em aquarela e tinta de William Blake, com um bloco de texto impresso intitulado Ode à Morte de um Gato Favorito, dentro de uma borda pálida. Acima, uma mulher de rosa reclina-se sobre grama verde, enquanto abaixo flores pálidas, campânulas azuis e peixes flutuam em água ondulada ao lado de duas pequenas figuras nuas.

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