Tired Nature's Sweet Restorer, Balmy Sleep, from "Illustrated London News"

William Luson Thomas|Edward Charles Barnes

January 31, 1863 · Wood engraving · Drawings and Prints

Thomas's skilled wood engraving appeared in the popular London weekly, the "Illustrated London News." The tender image shows a mother cradling a sleeping baby, about to take the child upstairs to bed, preceded by a young daughter. Barnes produced genre subjects, generally centered on a few figures. His painting was exhibited at the British Institution, London in 1863. That same year, the charming composition was also translated into a large mixed method print by Charles Algernon Tomkins titled "Bed Time."

Artist

William Luson Thomas|Edward Charles Barnes

Date

January 31, 1863

Medium

Wood engraving

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Gift of Donato Esposito, 2013