JONES, Thomas (b. 1742, Trevonen, Wales, d. 1803, Pencerrig, Wales) |
Landscape with Dido and Aeneas1769Oil 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.
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