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Watercolor of a nude woman entwined by a serpent beside a tree, while a nude man seen from behind reaches toward fruit in a grey landscape.

The Temptation and Fall of Eve, Illustration to Milton's Paradise Lost

A nude woman stands beside a tree, a golden-orange serpent coiled around her body and its head bent toward her face. A nude man, seen from behind, reaches toward fruit on the branches above. Watercolor and ink on paper, with pale figures against a grey, dark-leaved landscape.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1808
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3153 × 4000 px
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Public domain · William Blake died 1827 and the work dates by 1808; 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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