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

January 31, 1863

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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."

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Title: Tired Nature's Sweet Restorer, Balmy Sleep, from "Illustrated London News"
Series/Portfolio: "Illustrated London News
Engraver: William Luson Thomas (British, London 1830–1900 Chertsey, Surrey)
Artist: After Edward Charles Barnes (British, 1830–1890)
Date: January 31, 1863
Medium: Wood engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 15 13/16 × 10 7/8 in. (40.2 × 27.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Donato Esposito, 2013
Object Number: 2013.609.13
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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