Landscape with Dido and Aeneas

Thomas Jones, the Welsh painter produced this Classical landscape. The figures were painted by John Hamilton Mortimer.

Henry Purcell (c. 1659-1695), the English composer and organist, composed an opera from the story of Dido and Aeneas.

Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 9 minutes):

Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Dido’s Farewell