Thenot and Colinet Eat their Evening Meal
1821
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1821
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Thenot and Colinet Eat their Evening Meal is a 1821 ink by William Blake, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This small black-and-white scene shows two people sitting at a table, eating. One person is reclining in a chair, while the other sits upright, both holding plates. The room looks simple, with a fireplace in the background and a moon visible through a window. The lines are sharp and detailed, creating shadows and texture. The artist used a method called cross-hatching to build up dark areas with crisscrossed lines. This technique makes the scene feel almost three-dimensional. Look up technique: engraving, cross-hatching to see how it works in other art.
