Poetry

For the best possible reading experience, it is recommended that you read the following poems on a desktop computer.

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The Hesterian

After Thomas de Critz, Hester Tradescant and her stepson, John, 1645.

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After Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn, Medea or The Marriage of Jason and Creusa.

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After Policoro Painter (attributed), Red-Figure Calyx-Krater, c. 400 BC.

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After John Dryden’s ‘Pygmalion and the Statue’ from Fables Ancient and Modern, 1700.

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After Gillian Ayres, Antony and Cleopatra, 1982.

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After Domenico Ghirlandaio, Portrait of a Young Man, c. 1477-78.

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After, Maria Victoria Rodriguez, Chacra.