Queen Katherine’s Dream

William Blake, c. 1825

This is a drawing featuring small, floating people ascending in a spiral, with one woman in the center, looking up at them. She is reclining on a couch or bed, and has her arms raised. She wears a pale blue dress and a white cloth over her long hair. The swirling figures emerge from the ground and rise upwards, creating a dynamic movement. They appear to be dancing, some holding instruments or baskets. Two of them appear to place a crown on the central woman. At the left and right edges of the bed are two seated figures who both appear to sleep in their chairs. On the left is a man with long white hair and a long white beard who wears a teal robe, and on the right is another woman who wears a yellow-green dress and has dark hair. Both of these people have their heads resting in their hands, with their elbows on the arms of their chair. The women and the floating people have blue-white skin, and the man on the left has pale peach skin.
Taiteilija
William Blake
Ajoitus
c. 1825
Laji
Drawing
Tekniikka
pen and ink with watercolor heightened with white and gold over graphite
Mitat
41.2 × 34.6 cm
Kokoelma
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Lisenssi
Vapaata aineistoa, CC0

Kuvan kuvaus

This is a drawing featuring small, floating people ascending in a spiral, with one woman in the center, looking up at them. She is reclining on a couch or bed, and has her arms raised. She wears a pale blue dress and a white cloth over her long hair. The swirling figures emerge from the ground and rise upwards, creating a dynamic movement. They appear to be dancing, some holding instruments or baskets. Two of them appear to place a crown on the central woman. At the left and right edges of the bed are two seated figures who both appear to sleep in their chairs. On the left is a man with long white hair and a long white beard who wears a teal robe, and on the right is another woman who wears a yellow-green dress and has dark hair. Both of these people have their heads resting in their hands, with their elbows on the arms of their chair. The women and the floating people have blue-white skin, and the man on the left has pale peach skin.

William Blake