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Musidora

Artist: Thomson, William John, RSA · 1771-1845

In 1833 William John Thomson had exhibited a work at the RSA Annual Exhibition entitled "Musidora" catalogue number 217, in the catalogue this title was accompanied by the reference "See THOMSON'S Seasons" (the painting illustrates a scene from James Thomson's poem 'The Seasons') where Musidora bathes watched by her lover Damon) This exhibited piece may be the same painting as the Diploma Work.



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