Painterly 'readings' of The Seasons, 1766-1829.

An essay is presented on the visual readings and interpretations in the Celadon and Amelia episode of the poem "The Seasons," by James Thompson. It stresses the ways in which the representation of the scenes changes throughout a period of nearly 80 years. The author states that the visual interpretations of the Celadon and Amelia episode proves that the narrative characterize in the painting of Richard Wilson or in the engraving of William Wollet was redeveloped and revised from 1770s.