Colinet Resting by Night
1821
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
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William Blake
William Blake (28 November 1757 – 12 August 1827) was an English poet, painter and printmaker.
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ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Colinet Resting by Night is a 1821 ink by William Blake, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This small black-and-white picture shows a man lying down beside a horse. The scene looks like nighttime, with a moon and stars in the sky. The lines are rough and scratchy, giving it a textured feel. The artist used tiny lines to build up dark shapes—this is called cross-hatching. It makes the scene look almost like a sketch but with more depth. Look up engraving to see how artists carve images into wood like this.
William Blake (28 November 1757 – 12 August 1827) was an English poet, painter and printmaker.
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