The Moth and the Candle

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Artist

Name:: Thomas, George Housman
Dates:: 1824-1868
Country:: UK

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engraver:: Thomas, William Luson
Format:: Landscape (wider)
Source:: University of Illinois Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Armadale, vol. 2
Author:: Collins, Wilkie
Publisher:: London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1866
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Description:

A man, looking somewhat dazed, and a woman, wearing a smug half-smile, are sitting at a table set for tea, lit by two candles around which moths are fluttering.

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