Landscape with Dido and Aeneas
by JONES, Thomas, Oil on canvas, 138 x 194 cm
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