Matt Smith (British)
Family Romance I, (Eleanor Butler and Sarah Ponsonby), 2024
White earthenware, cobalt, glaze
40 x 50 x 6 cm
19 3/4 x 15 3/4 x 2 1/4 in.
19 3/4 x 15 3/4 x 2 1/4 in.
Eleanor Butler and Sarah Ponsonby. Known as the ladies of Llangollen, Sarah and Eleanor eloped from Ireland in 1780 to escape impending marriages and set up home together in Wales....
Eleanor Butler and Sarah Ponsonby. Known as the ladies of Llangollen, Sarah and Eleanor eloped from Ireland in 1780 to escape impending marriages and set up home together in Wales. They became celebrities and guests included Byron, Shelley, Wellington and Wordsworth, the latter of whom wrote a sonnet about them.
Courtesy of Cynthia Corbett Gallery
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