Ariel: 'Where the Bee Sucks...'
Oil Painting
ca. 1826-1836 (painted)
ca. 1826-1836 (painted)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Severn took the image from Shakespeare's play, The Tempest, where the mischievous sprite Ariel sings:
Merrily, merrily shall I live now,
Under the blossom that hangs on the bough.
He exhibited several paintings of Ariel at the Royal Academy. There is another in the V&A collection (see 1410-1869).
Merrily, merrily shall I live now,
Under the blossom that hangs on the bough.
He exhibited several paintings of Ariel at the Royal Academy. There is another in the V&A collection (see 1410-1869).
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Ariel: 'Where the Bee Sucks...' (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | oil on millboard |
| Brief description | Oil painting, 'Ariel - "Where the Bee Sucks . . ."', Joseph Severn, ca. 1826-1836 |
| Physical description | Oil painting |
| Dimensions |
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| Style | |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Rev. Chauncey Hare Townshend |
| Object history | Bequeathed by Rev. Chauncey Hare Townshend, 1868 |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Literary reference | The Tempest by William Shakespeare |
| Summary | Severn took the image from Shakespeare's play, The Tempest, where the mischievous sprite Ariel sings: Merrily, merrily shall I live now, Under the blossom that hangs on the bough. He exhibited several paintings of Ariel at the Royal Academy. There is another in the V&A collection (see 1410-1869). |
| Bibliographic reference | Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, Ronald Parkinson, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1990, p. 262 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1416-1869 |
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| Record created | May 12, 2003 |
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