The artwork titled “Peter Blake ‘and the two knights sat and looked at each other without speaking'” was created by Peter Blake in 1970. It belongs to the Pop Art movement and is an illustration representing a scene from the series “Illustrations to ‘Through the Looking-Glass'”.
The artwork depicts two knights, each mounted on a horse, facing each other in stillness, set against a dark, forested background. The knight on the left, with a predominantly red horse, gazes intently towards the one on the right, who is depicted with a more traditional knightly armor and steed. Between the two knights, a young girl, presumably Alice, sits on the ground looking up at them. The use of contrasting colors and detailed, expressive figures within a largely shadowed environment emphasizes the tension and solemnity of their encounter. The illustration captures a moment of quiet contemplation and mutual observation, emblematic of Blake’s illustrative interpretation of the story.
