Boy Returning Joyfully with Plough and Oxen

William Blake

National Gallery of Art

This is a drawing of several figures and an animal in a pastoral setting. The artwork is a black and white drawing set against a plain page, featuring a small group of figures standing together in a natural landscape. The figures are detailed with flowing garments, and there is an animal with prominent horns among them. In the background, subtle line work suggests a landscape with elevated terrain or hills, with possibly a sun or a moon partially visible behind the horizon, emitting rays that fill the scene with a sense of distance and depth. The figures and setting combine to evoke a story or theme of pastoral life.