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'By the waters of Babylon, there we sat down and wept, when we remembered Zion.
On the willows there, we hung up our lyres
For there our captors required of us songs,
And our tormentors, mirth, saying “Sing us one of the Songs of Zion
How shall we sing the Lord’s song in a foreign land?"'
Grosvenor Gallery list wording as 'we hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof'.
The figure in blue on the left-hand side was modelled by Jane Hales.
Title
By the Waters of Babylon
Date
1882–1883
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 89.5 x W 167 cm
Accession number
P_EDM_0007
Acquisition method
gift
Work type
Painting
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