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The Belvedere Torso [verso]
William Blake · probably c. 1779/1780 · graphite on two joined sheets
Public domain
Open Access image from the National Gallery of Art, marked free for any use.
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About this picture
The Belvedere Torso [verso] is a public-domain drawing by William Blake, dated probably c. 1779/1780. Graphite on two joined sheets. The file comes from National Gallery of Art.
“The Belvedere Torso [verso]” (probably c. 1779/1780) belongs with Blake’s printed visions. He usually etched the plate himself and often printed it in small numbers for his own books.
About the artist
William Blake (1757–1827) was an English poet and printmaker. In his illuminated books he wrote the text and etched the pictures himself. The images are visions, not records of a place.
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