How can I create this using javascript and insert it into a list?

Where

is going to be inserted into an

I've tried this, but it doesn't work

var listItem = document.createElement("li");

var aLink = document.createElement("a");

var imgTag = document.createElement("img");

imgTag.src = "image.png";

link.appendChild(imgTag);

listItem.appendChild(aLink);

document.getElementById("myList").appendChild(listItem);