Preludium; the nameless shadowy female … by William Blake

Hand-colored page by William Blake showing a traveler with a staff, a crouching figure in a cave, and verse text below.

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Preludium; the nameless shadowy female …, William Blake (1794). Via artnap.com

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Why is this public domain? William Blake died in 1827; this work is in the public domain.

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This hand-colored relief etching by William Blake, dated 1794, is titled Preludium; the nameless shadowy female. It shows a traveler with a staff and pack beside a cave where a crouching figure peers out, with the poem's text and decorative vine borders below. The page is numbered 3 at the upper right.

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1794

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