Inscription surrounded by floral border: Dandelion: PD.8-1980.f.2

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Leaf Height 326 mm Width 255 mm

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour over graphite on paper

Inscription or legends present

• Text: 1
• Location: Recto, upper right
• Method of creation: Watercolour

• Text: Dandelion, dull of sense, / I that love thee, praise thee, spare thee / In the nook whence others tear thee, / Hear me in thine own defence; / Hear me, herb of insolence. / Dandelion, hear me call, / Shouldst thou, dainty, seek to sigh on / Velvet pillows, dandelion, - / Thou shalt hear me - see thou sprawl / Where I will, or not at all. / See the close-cropped lawn is mine! / Let the wilderness invite thee, / Let the broken shade delight thee, / Let the golden celandine / See thee, and in envy pine.
• Location: Recto
• Method of creation: Watercolour

• Text: 2
• Location: Verso
• Method of creation: Watercolour

• Text: Now is the high time of the year / And whatever of life hath ebbed away / Comes flooding back with a rippey cheer, / Into every bare inlet and creek and bay. / Now the heart is so full that a drop overfills it; / We are happy now because GOD wills it; / No matter how barren the pest may have been, / 'Tis enough for us now that the leaves are green / We sit in the warm shade and feel right well; Now the sap creeps up and the blossoms swell; / We may shut our eyes, but we cannot help / knowing / That skies are clear and grass is growing: / The breeze comes whispering in our ear, / That Dandelions are blossoming near. / Lowell / Were I in such a place, I sure should pray / That nought less sweet might call my thoughts / away / Than the soft rustle of a maiden's gown / Fanning away the Dandelion's down. / Keats.
• Location: Verso
• Method of creation: Watercolour

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.8-1980.f.2
Primary reference Number: 43852
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints