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—Nay if even in the house of Hades the dead forget their dead,
yet will I even there be mindful of my dear comrade.


Line from Homer’s The Iliad, added at Thomas Jefferson’s request on the grave of his wife, Martha Jefferson.



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soooooooooo... an old Thomas and his ghosts/memories.

in my head, this scene happens when he is writing his biography and this specific line about Martha's death: "[In 1782] I lost the cherished companion of my life, in whose affections, unabated on both sides I had lived the last ten years in unchequered happiness."

okay... THIS IS CREEPY AS HELL I'M SORRY! but it was so much fun to do



****DON'T REPOST ON TUMBLR****



note: as i received messages because of my previous drawing with these twi saying: "but... Martha is dead. what are you gonna draw with these two now?!", let me just say that i don't draw chronologically (she can be dead AND live again after) so i will keep drawing them :)
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:iconamericanpanda114:
ooooooooohhhhhhhhhh I didn't realize this was Thomas Jefferson and Martha.
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:iconashleyjordan:
~ashleyjordan Apr 2, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
To know someone so well to share this type of bond is something so desirable...it is so touching to see how much he cared for her. This is gorgeous and haunting but with such a warm feeling as well. Thank you for telling me about her gravestone, I love learning tidbits about these people that are not often well known.

And I agree, art is a funny thing-you can continue to draw a character regardless of the status of their soul. I mean, I am a little surprised you even got that question because people in the fan art community continue to draw characters that have died and everyone seems to understand. I am so thrilled you will continue to draw them, please don't stop :)
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:iconxdolce:
Your drawings tug at my heart like nothing else. You're so talented.
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:iconmabitsa:
God! I started to cry...
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:iconnamikaze96:
~Namikaze96 Feb 10, 2013  Student General Artist
omg I saw your fanart, searched them. Got sad when I found out Martha died young and now I'm crying at this </3 Beautiful art though~ :heart:
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:iconfebruarymoon:
If this is "creepy", then the best possible kind, or at least one that I dig as well. :) I absolutely love the subtly told yet raw emotion of this.
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:icontarvitus:
This somehow gives me the impression of a paused movie that you already now - but still you'd like to see what happens next!
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:iconex0tique:
~ex0tique Feb 5, 2013  Student General Artist
Very nice coloring. Well done.
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~Serukis Feb 4, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
This looks even more wonderful with colours. :) I love it.
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:iconsaaiksr:
oh...oh...this hit me like a punch to the stomach!

more so bec. you drew jeffereson as an old man, and i have such a soft spot for kind, sweet looking old men. (and that line is not supposed to sound as creepy as it does...)

and martha....with her arms around him like that...congrats, you made me cry right now ;____;

just a side-point, but why do his eyebrows still have color? most of his hair is grey, so i would've assumed that his eyebrows would at least lose most of their color.

but that's really just a minor insignificant detail. this is absolutely heart-rending. i-i can't stop crying!
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