The Man Sweeping the Interpreter's Parlor

An engraving shows a winged female figure in flowing robes at left, watching a nude muscular man at right who sweeps a dark heap of dust with a broom while a small winged demon hovers above. Dense hatched lines create a shadowy, dramatic setting with pale light falling across the scene.

Artist

William Blake

Date

1820

Medium

Source

Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata

Size

3840 × 2121 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): William Blake, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)