James Thomson, 1700-1748 – Historic Print
![James Thomson, 1700-1748, [no date recorded on caption card] — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/bd/bdb25136c782-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with James Thomson, 1700-1748, a historic print rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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James Thomson, 1700-1748
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James Thomson, the Scottish poet whose long nature poem *The Seasons* made him one of the most widely read writers of his day, is the subject of this reproduction of a painting by William Aikman. Aikman, a Scottish portraitist who worked in London and died in 1731, painted the original during the years when Thomson's reputation was rising, so the source work likely dates from the 1720s. The caption card gives no date for the print, and its details are unverified, so the reproduction's own origin is uncertain. Thomson is also credited with the lyrics of "Rule, Britannia," which links his likeness to the patriotic culture of eighteenth-century Britain.
| Created / published | [no date recorded on caption card] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print. |
| Notes | Repro. of painting by William Aikman. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: A/P/P I.; BI; Pub. Ind.; Shelf. Sources checked: LC/AZ. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,171 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-156951 |
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