Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, Thomas Percy, Three Volumes, London 1839 Such images epitomized the 18th-century

Such images epitomized the 18th-century taste for pastoral antiquity and were highly sought after by collectors across Europe

likely added during a later period of preservation when these paintings were already considered important enough to update and protect

The inscriptions on the reverse of both paintings anchor them to real locations and moments in time

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An exceptional piece for anyone drawn to early religious art

Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, Thomas Percy, Three Volumes, London 1839 Such images epitomized the 18th-centuryReliques of Ancient English Poetry, Thomas Percy, Three Volumes, London 1839 A complete three volume 1839 London edition of Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, compiled and edited by Thomas Percy, one of the most influential works in the preservation of early English and Scottish ballad tradition. First issued in the 18th century, Percys Reliques fundamentally reshaped English literary taste by reintroducing medieval and early modern verse at a time