Drawn in 1876 by J. Stiner for Popular Graphic Arts
It was one of the nights which do not come often in a lifetime,
and which people never forget.
The darkness seems full of meaning; the hush, full of sound.
God is beyond, holding the sunrise in his right hand,
holding the sun of our earthly hopes as well; will it dawn in sorrow or in joy?
We dare not ask; we can only wait.
― Susan Coolidge, What Katy Did Next
Sources:
[1] Original image from Wikimedia
[2] The Real Victorian's enhanced version of the public domain painting seen above,
downloadable as a 8.5" x 11" @ 300 ppi JPEG
Digitally enhanced reproductions of public domain paintings are shared under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.