Thenot and Colinet Eat Their Evening Meal, from Thornton's "Pastorals

A white-line wood engraving in dense black tone shows two seated figures at a low table before a glowing hearth. The older, bearded man on the left wears a long robe; the younger figure on the right leans forward with a bowl. Starlight and a crescent moon appear through the open rafters.

Look closer: A crescent moon hangs in the dark at the far left edge, beside the rafters.

Artist

William Blake

Date

1821

Medium

Wood engraving

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

3987 × 1958 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1931