Joseph Severn1793–1879Ariel
May one see it?
Yes, receiving visitors
Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom
RoomPaintings, Room 82, The Edwin and Susan Davies Galleries
On public display.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum's own collection data
About the painting
Severn took the image from Shakespeare's play, The Tempest, where the mischievous sprite Ariel sings:
There I couch when owls do cry.
On a bat's back I do fly…
He was a close friend of the poet John Keats in Rome, where this work was painted. He exhibited several paintings of Ariel at the Royal Academy. There is another in the V&A collection (see 1416-1869).
Victoria and Albert Museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- 1410-1869
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Victoria and Albert Museum: the museum's own open data · fetched 10 days ago
- Image: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
