JONES, Thomas
(b. 1742, Trevonen, Wales, d. 1803, Pencerrig, Wales)

Landscape with Dido and Aeneas

1769
Oil on canvas, 138 x 194 cm
The Hermitage, St. Petersburg

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