'It Is Pleasant To Think Of Him Working Quietly With His Lovely Sister In His Glorious...., c1929. Creators: Howard Davie, Harry Payne. # 3047188

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'It Is Pleasant To Think Of [Sir Philip Sidney] Working Quietly With His Lovely Sister In His Glorious Retreat', c1929. 'Sidney solaced his leisure, at Penshurst, by writing, in conjunction with his sister, afterwards the famous Countess of Pembroke, a metrical version of the Book of Psalms; and it was here, doubtless at this time, that his "Arcadia" was begun. It Is pleasant to think of him working quietly with his lovely sister in his glorious retreat amidst the natural beauty he loved so much'. From "Heroic Deeds of Great Men", by C. Sheridan Jones and Alfred Miles, illustrated by Howard Davie and Harry Payne [Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd, London, c1929]

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Creator

Howard Davie, attributed to: British: Artist, illustrator
Harry Payne, attributed to: British: Artist, painter, illustrator, architect

Subject

Sir Philip Sidney: British, English: Courtier, statesman, soldier, poet
Mary Sidney Herbert, Countess of Pembroke: English, British: Author

People Related

Raphael Tuck & Sons: British: Printing/publishing company, publisher/printer
Charles Sheridan Jones: : Author, writer
Alfred H. Miles: British: Author, writer, editor, anthologist, journalist, composer and lecturer