Alfred Lord Tennyson (1809-1892) (after Samuel Laurence)
James Charles Armytage (London 1802 - 1897)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paper
Measurements
180 x 120 mm
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Clevedon Court, North Somerset
NT 624256
Caption
Tennyson and the grandson of the 5th Elton Baronet, Arthur Hallam, met at Cambridge in 1829 and began an immensely strong friendship. When Arthur died it shattered his friends and family, particularly Tennyson who started writing ‘In Memoriam, A.H.H’ one of the greatest elegies in the English language, and Queen Victoria’s favourite poem.
Summary
Print, engraving, Alfred Lord Tennyson (1809-1892) (after Samuel Laurence) by James Charles Armytage (London 1802 - 1897)
Makers and roles
James Charles Armytage (London 1802 - 1897), engraver Samuel Laurence (1814 – 1884), artist