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FREDERICKW. DAVIS.
“That,When a Poet is in such a trance . . .”
Oval oil on canvas stretched over mahogany
board, 597x395 mm; 23
3
/
4
x15
1
/
2
inches, of
a pondering Keats sitting on a log
beneath a tree, dreaming of a battle
scene, painted in the background
among clouds, a gold banner with
black text and red initials bearing the
Keats quote from the second stanza
of
To My Brother George
: “That
when a Poet is in such a trance. In
air he sees white coursers pau, and
prance, Bestridden of gay knights in
gay apparel Who at each other tilt
in playful quarrel.” Signed and dated
1901, lower margin, oval metal
frame with beaded border, rubbed,
with some decorative pieces missing.
Circa 1901.
[800/1,200]
A lovely, romantic image depicting Keat’s
poetic inspirations of jousting knights appear-
ing in what he called the “sheet lightening” of
clouds, an enchanted portal to the poet’s imagina-
tion, inspired by Edmund Spenser and Leigh Hunt.
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ROBERT DE MICHIELL.
NewYorker illustration.
Pen, ink, and wash. 295x390 mm; 11
3
/
4
x15
1
/
4
inches. Signed in ink. The New Yorker and
artist’s studio stamps on verso. Framed.
[400/600]
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